Recent advances on the potential use of Opuntia spp. in livestock feeding

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 811, Issue , 2009, Pages 317-326

  Ben Salem, H ^a   Abidi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Benefits; Constraints; Fodder potential; Livestock; Opuntia spp; Recent advances

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CACTACEAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OPUNTIA;

EID: 70350044144     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2009.811.43     Document Type: Article

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