Voluntary intake, nitrogen metabolism and rumen fermentation patterns in sheep given cowpea, silverleaf desmodium and fine-stem stylo legume hays as supplementary feeds to natural pasture hay

African Journal of Range and Forage Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 191-195

  Baloyi, J J ^a   Ngongoni, N T ^b   Hamudikuwanda, H ^b  

^a NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Forage legume; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DESMODIUM; OVIS ARIES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS;

EID: 33845752589     PISSN: 10220119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2989/10220110609485904     Document Type: Article

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