The potential forage value and appropriate length of study on intake and relative palatability ranking of 40 multipurpose tree species (MPTs) were determined using 24 sheep blocked on live weight and age. As the MPTs had different dry matter contents, intakes were also expressed as a ratio of qua...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Taminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Hanson, Jean
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Wouw, M. van de
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[Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep]
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Palatability of multipurpose tree species: Effect of species and length of study on intake and relative palatability by sheep
Palatability indices of dry and wilted 18 multipurpose tree species (MPTs) were determined using 12 wethers and 12 bucks (mean (+ or -) SD liveweight 17.5 (+ or -) 1.24 kg and 20.5 (+ or -) 1.46 kg, respectively), blocked into two groups on liveweight and age, housed in a roofed and half-walled s...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
,
Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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Hanson, Jean
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[Palatability of wilted and dried multipurpose tree species fed to sheep and goats]
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Palatability of wilted and dried multipurpose tree species fed to sheep and goats
The aim of this work was to assess whether degradability, gas production or chemical constituents could predict the preference of browses. Forty tropical browse species leaves with a crude protein (CP) content ranging from 79 to 307 g kg-1 DM were used for this study. The neutral detergent fibre ...
Kaitho, R.J.
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Nsahlai, I.V.
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Williams, B.A.
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Umunna, N.N.
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Tamminga, S.
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Bruchem, J. van
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[Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses]
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Relationships between preference, rumen degradability, gas production and chemical composition of browses