Effect of cassava (Manihot esculenta) foliage on nutrition, parasite infection and growth of lambs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-18

  Marie Magdeleine, C ^a   Mahieu, M ^a   Philibert, L ^a   Despois, P ^b   Archimede H ^a  

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

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Anthelmintic properties; Cassava leaves; Gastrointestinal nematodes; Growth; Nutritional values; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; DICHANTHIUM; HAEMONCHUS CONTORTUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NEMATODA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77955660451     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.04.024     Document Type: Article

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