Supplementations of Hyparrhenia rufa -dominated hay with groundnut cake- wheat bran mix: Effects on feed intake, digestibility and nitrogen balance of Somali goats

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 927-933

  Betsha, Simret ^a   Melaku, Solomon ^b  

^a HAWASSA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b HARAMAYA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Feed intake; Groundnut cake; N balance; Somali goats; Supplementation; Wheat bran

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; ETHIOPIA; FECES; GOAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; URINE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ETHIOPIA; FECES; GOATS; NITROGEN; POACEAE;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; HYPARRHENIA RUFA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349667569     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-008-9281-8     Document Type: Article

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