Effect of NPN source, level of added sulphur and source of cassava leaves on growth performance and methane emissions in cattle fed a basal diet of molasses

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 16-

  Phuong, le Thuy Binh ^a   Khang, Duong Nguyen ^a   Preston, T R ^b  

^a NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b TOSOLY ^*  (Colombia)

Author keywords

Feed conversion; Foliage; Leaf meal; Potassium nitrate; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 84859396303     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01213784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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