Integrating woody species into livestock feeding in the Mediterranean areas of Europe

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 140, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Papanastasis, V P ^a   Yiakoulaki, M D ^a   Decandia, M ^b   Dini Papanastasi, O ^c  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Istituto Zootecnico e Caseario Per la Sardegna   (Italy)

^c FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Artificial plantations; Feed gaps; Natural shrublands; Secondary compounds; Strategic resources

Indexed keywords

AMORPHA FRUTICOSA; ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; CHAMAECYSTIS PALMENSIS; CHAMAECYTISUS PROLIFER; COLUTEA ARBORESCENS; GLEDITSIA; GLEDITSIA TRIACANTHOS; MEDICAGO; MEDICAGO ARBOREA; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; ROBINIA; ROBINIA PSEUDOACACIA; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS; SENNA;

EID: 37349025456     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.03.012     Document Type: Review

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