Nutritional value and intake of aquatic ferns (Azolla filiculoides Lam. and Salvinia molesta Mitchell.) in sows

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 155, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-64

  Leterme, Pascal ^a   Londoño, Angela M ^a   Ordoñez, Diana C ^a   Rosales, Alejandra ^a   Estrada, Fernando ^a   Bindelle, Jérôme ^b   Buldgen, André ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aquatic fern; Azolla filiculoides; Digestibility; Nutritional value; Pig; Salvinia molesta

Indexed keywords

AZOLLA FILICULOIDES; FILICOPHYTA; GLYCINE MAX; SALVINIA MOLESTA; SUIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 72549120058     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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