Effect of taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaf silage as replacement for fish meal on feed intake and growth performance of crossbred pigs

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 20, Issue SUPPL., 2008, Pages

  Buntha, Pheng ^a   Borin, Khieu ^a   Preston, T R ^b   Ogle, B ^c  

^a Center for Livestock and Agriculture Development

^b TOSOLY ^*  (Colombia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Feed conversion ratio; Rice bran; Sugar palm syrup

Indexed keywords

ARENGA PINNATA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; PIERIS BRASSICAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 45749097487     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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