Moringa (Moringa oleifera) leaf meal as a source of protein in locally produced concentrates for dairy cows fed low protein diets in tropical areas

Livestock Science

Volumn 137, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 10-17

  Mendieta Araica, B ^b   Sporndly R ^a   Reyes Sanchez N ^b   Sporndly E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b Universidad Nacional Agraria   (Nicaragua)

Author keywords

Milk composition; Milk yield; Moringa leaf meal; Organoleptic characteristics

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MORINGA; MORINGA OLEIFERA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 79953053004     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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