Nutritive value of bamboo as browse for livestock

Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 161-170

  Halvorson, J J ^a   Cassida, K A ^a   Turner, K E ^a   Belesky, D P ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN FARMING SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arundinaria; bamboo; forage; goats; nutritive value; Phyllostachys

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; BAMBOO; FODDER; FORAGE; GOAT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTORALISM;

APPALACHIANS;

ARUNDINARIA; ARUNDINARIA GIGANTEA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; PHYLLOSTACHYS; POACEAE;

EID: 79956071015     PISSN: 17421705     EISSN: 17421713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1742170510000566     Document Type: Article

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