Assessment of nutritive value of four dominant weed species in North Central Nigeria

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Akinfemi, A ^a   Mako, A A ^b  

^a NASARAWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b TAI SOLARIN UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

In vitro; Organic matter digestibility; Ruminants; Tropical weeds

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; CLEOME VISCOSA; CYPERUS; CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; DIODIA SCANDENS;

EID: 84869798096     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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