In vitro fermentation characteristics and acceptability by West African dwarf goats of some dry season forages

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1260-1265

  Jacob, Babayemi Olaniyi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Browse trees; Gas production; Goats; Grass; Legumes; Preference

Indexed keywords

SHORT CHAIN FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD ANALYSIS; FORAGE CROP; FORAGE QUALITY; FORAGE YIELD; GOAT; MILLET; NONHUMAN; ORGANIC MATTER PRODUCTION; PROTEIN CONTENT; SUMMER;

CAPRA HIRCUS; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA; PANICUM MAXIMUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 34249782571     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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