Effect of supplementing crossbred Xhosa lop-eared goat castrates with Moringa oleifera leaves on growth performance, carcass and non-carcass characteristics

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 801-809

  Moyo, Busani ^a   Masika, Patrick J ^a   Muchenje, Voster ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carcass conformation; Dressing percentage; Growth performance; Gut fill; Sunflower cake

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; GOAT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MEAT; METABOLISM; MORINGA; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GOATS; MEAT; MORINGA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PLANT LEAVES;

CAPRA HIRCUS; HELIANTHUS; MORINGA OLEIFERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84857687975     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: 15737438     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11250-011-9970-6     Document Type: Article

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