Evaluation of Clitoria, Gliricidia and Mucuna as nitrogen supplements to Napier grass basal diet in relation to the performance of lactating Jersey cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 103, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 23-29

  Juma, H K ^a   Abdulrazak, S A ^a   Muinga, R W ^b   Ambula, M K ^a  

^a EGERTON UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^b KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Diet digestibility; Feed intake; Jersey cows; Milk yield; Nitrogen supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLITORIA; CLITORIA TERNATEA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; MUCUNA; MUCUNA DEERINGIANA; MUCUNA PRURIENS; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33746054903     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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