Effect of feeding different levels of wilted cassava foliage (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) on the performance of growing goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 109-116

  Phengvichith, Vanthong ^a   Ledin, Inger ^b  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry   (Laos)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Gamba grass; Intake; Live weight gain; Local goats; Wilted cassava foliage

Indexed keywords

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GAYANUS; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 34250169822     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.05.009     Document Type: Article

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