Substitution of corn and soybean with green banana fruits and Gliricidia sepium forage in sheep fed hay-based diets: Effects on intake, digestion and growth

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 118-128

  Archimede H ^a   Gonzalez Garcia E ^a   Despois, P ^b   Etienne, T ^a   Alexandre, G ^a  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Gliricidia; Green banana; Intake; Rumen; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BANANA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEGUME; MAIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHEEP; SOYBEAN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIGESTION; FABACEAE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MUSA; SHEEP; SOYBEANS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; GLIRICIDIA; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 74049095549     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2008.00891.x     Document Type: Article

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