Mesquite (Prosopis juliflora) pods as a feed resource for livestock - A review

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 719-725

  Sawal, R K ^a   Ratan, Ram ^a   Yadav, S B S ^a  

^a CENTRAL SHEEP AND WOOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Feed; Livestock; Mesquite Pod

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PROSOPIS; PROSOPIS JULIFLORA;

EID: 4344666092     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2004.719     Document Type: Review

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