Nutritional studies with West African Dwarf goats in the humid tropics
Results of two completed and one continuing feeding/growth trials are discussed. When fed Panicum maximum plus concentrates ad lib, West African Dwarf (WAD) bucks attain a growth rate of 60 gd-1 at a DDMI of 53.3g kg0.75d-1 , which is estimated to be approximately 1.8 times the DDMI needed for maint...
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| Formato: | Conference Paper |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
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PUDOC
1988
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| Acceso en línea: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/70792 |
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