Nutrients and anti-nutritional factors of mixed fodder diets for goats in Southeastern Nigeria

Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2272-2278

  Udom, G N ^a   Idiong, N B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

^b AKWA IBOM STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Anti nutritional factors; Goats; Mixed fodder diet; Nigeria; Nutrient

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM; LEUCAENA LEUCOCEPHALA;

EID: 79957874900     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15794377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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