Effect of processing Taro leaves on oxalate concentrations and using the ensiled leaves as a protein source in pig diets in central Vietnam

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  du Hang, Thanh ^a   Preston, T R ^b  

^a HUE UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b TOSOLY ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Alocacia; Boiling; Colocacia; Conversion; Cooking; Growth rate; Itching; Soaking; Xanthosoma

Indexed keywords

COLOCASIA ESCULENTA; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; SUIDAE; XANTHOSOMA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953933794     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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