Effect of feeding cassava and/or Stylosanthes foliage on the performance of crossbred growing cattle

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-11

  Thang, C M ^a   Ledin, I ^b   Bertilsson, J ^b  

^a National Institute of Animal Husbandry Hanoi   (Viet Nam)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Apparent digestibility; Cassava foliage; Growing cattle; Growth rate; Stylosanthes foliage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOS INDICUS; GLYCINE MAX; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; STYLOSANTHES; STYLOSANTHES GUIANENSIS;

EID: 66649131991     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-009-9378-8     Document Type: Article

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