Dry Matter Intake and Digestibility in Weast African Dwarf Goats Fed Raw or Processed Pigeon Pea (Cajanus Cajan) Seed

Subject Areas : Camel

F.O.  Ahamefule ¹ (College of Animal Science and Animal Production Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State, Nigeria)
M.D.  Udo ² (College of Animal Science and Animal Production Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike Abia State, Nigeria)

Received: 2010-08-31 Accepted : 2010-10-11 Published : 2011-03-01

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