Nutritional status, growth performance and carcass characteristics of Nguni steers supplemented with Acacia karroo leaf-meal

Livestock Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 206-214

  Mapiye, C ^a   Chimonyo, M ^a   Dzama, K ^b   Strydom, P E ^c   Muchenje, V ^a   Marufu, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Carcass weight; Non esterified fatty acids; Total protein

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; HELIANTHUS;

EID: 70349207046     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.07.001     Document Type: Article

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