Seasonal in vitro gas production parameters of three multi - Purpose tree species in Abeokuta, Nigeria

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 18, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Arigbede, O M ^a   Anele, U Y ^a   Olanite, J A ^a   Adekunle, I O ^a   Jolaosho, O A ^a   Onifade, O S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Fermentation parameters; In vitro gas production; Multipurpose tree species

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; MILLETTIA; MILLETTIA GRIFFONIANA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS SANTALINOIDES;

EID: 33749684871     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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