In vitro gas production and dry matter digestibility of tannin-containing forges of semi-arid region of North-Eastern Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-66

  Njidda, A A ^a   Nasiru, A ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Browse; Digestibility; Forages; In vitro; Semi arid; Tannin

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; LIGNOCELLULOSE; MAGNESIUM; METHANE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; PROTEIN; SODIUM; TANNIN;

ACACIA TORTILIS; ARTICLE; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FORAGE; FORAGE CROP; GAS; LEUCEANA LECOCEPHALA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; NIGERIA; PLANT LEAF; SEMIARID CLIMATE; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

ACACIA TORTILIS; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; ZIZIPHUS MUCRONATA;

EID: 77149174463     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2010.60.66     Document Type: Article

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