Effect of feeding napier grass, lucerne and sweet potato vines as sole diets to dairy heifers on nutrient intake, weight gain and rumen degradation
Two experiments were conducted to assess the nutrient intake, weight gain (ADG) and rumen degradation of napier grass (NG), lucerne (L) and sweet potato vines (SPV) fed to growing dairy heifers. In the first experiment, 33 Friesian heifers were randomly allocated to the three treatments namely; napi...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
1998
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/29188 |
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