A comparative study on the effect of cassava hay supplementation in swamp buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) and cattle (Bos indicus)

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1389-1396

  Granum, G ^a   Wanapat, Metha ^a   Pakdee, P ^a   Wachirapakorn, C ^a   Toburan, W ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Cassava hay; Condensed tannins; Digestibility; Fecal parasitic eggs count; Grazing; Protein supplementation; Ruminants; Swamp buffalo

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOVIDAE; BUBALUS; BUBALUS BUBALIS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 34548647426     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2007.1389     Document Type: Article

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