Nutrient composition of forest based foliages consumed by Mithun (Bos frontalis) under Imphal district of Manipur

Livestock Research for Rural Development

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2013, Pages

  Prakash, B ^a   Rathore, S S ^a   Khate, K ^b   Rajkhowa, C ^b  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

^b National Research Centre on Mithun India   (India)

Author keywords

Ecosystems; Foliages; India; Nutrient composition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885062657     PISSN: 01213784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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