NUTRITIVE VALUE, In Vitro FERMENTATION AND SECONDARY METABOLITES OF WEEDS AND MAIZE STRAW USED FOR FEEDING DAIRY CATTLE

In the highlands of Central Mexico a surplus of different forages is observed during the rainy season particularly weeds, which grow in maize fields. Weeds are widely used by farmers to feed dairy cattle. The objective of the present work was to determine the nutritive value of weeds, their content...

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Main Authors: Raquel Martínez-Loperena, Octavio Alonso Castelán-Ortega, Manuel González-Ronquillo, Julieta Gertrudis Estrada Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2011-03-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
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Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/605