Use of “maguey” (Agave salmiana otto ex. salm-dick) as forage for ewes

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-107

  Pinos Rodriguez J M ^a   Aguirre Rivera, J R ^a   Garcia Lopez J C ^a   Rivera Miranda, M T ^a   Gonzalez Munoz S ^b   Lopez Aguirre S ^a   Chavez Villalobos D ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b Colegio de Postgraduados ^*  (Mexico)

Author keywords

Agave salmiana; Chemical composition; Ewes; In vitro disappearance

Indexed keywords

EID: 43049118548     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2006.9706596     Document Type: Article

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