Intake, digestibility and milk yield in goats fed Flemingia macrophylla with or without polyethylene glycol

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 116, Issue 2-3, 2014, Pages 88-93

  Fagundes, G M ^a   Modesto, E C ^b   Fonseca, C E M ^b   Lima, H R P ^b   Muir, J P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL RURAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative forages; Condensed tannins; Dairy goats; PEG; Tropical legumes

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; FLEMINGIA; FLEMINGIA MACROPHYLLA;

EID: 84890564329     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2013.10.018     Document Type: Article

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