Effects of replacing ground corn with cassava chip in concentrate on feed intake, nutrient utilization, rumen fermentation characteristics and microbial populations in goats

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1557-1566

  Chanjula, P ^a   Ngampongsai, W ^a   Wanapat, M ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Cassava chip; Corn; Goats; Nitrogen calance; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 34548636737     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1557     Document Type: Article

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