Digestibility and nitrogen balance studies in pigs fed diets with ensiled taro (Colocasia esculenta) leaves as replacement for fish meal

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 Centre for Livestock and Agriculture Development   (Cambodia)

^b TOSOLY ^*  (Colombia)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colocasia esculenta; Digestibility; N balance; Sugar palm syrup; Taro leaf silage

Indexed keywords

ARENGA PINNATA; COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; SUIDAE;

EID: 45749145224     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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