Forage availability and its quality in the dry season on smallholder dairy farms in Tanzania

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 196-204

  Mtengeti, E J ^a   Phiri, E C J H ^a   Urio, N A ^a   Mhando, D G ^a   Mvena, Z ^a   Ryoba, R ^a   Mdegela, R ^a   Singh, B R ^b   Mo, M ^b   Wetlesen, A ^b   Lorken T ^b   Reksen, O ^b  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crop residues; Feed supplements; Fodder digestibility; Mineral content; Multipurpose trees; Perennial grasses

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PANICUM MAXIMUM; POACEAE;

EID: 57649134361     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700802492362     Document Type: Article

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