The nutritive value of mulberry leaves (Morus alba) as a feed supplement for sheep

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-24

  Kandylis, K ^a   Hadjigeorgiou, I ^a   Harizanis, P ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Mulberry leaves; Nitrogen solubility; Nutritive value; Protein fractions; Sheep

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MULBERRY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; SOLUBILITY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; MORUS; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SOLUBILITY;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MORUS (PLANT); MORUS ALBA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 57349113090     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9149-y     Document Type: Article

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