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http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3769| Title: | POTENTIAL OF RICE (Oryza spp.) STRAW AS FODDER FOR WEST AFRICAN DWARF SHEEP |
| Authors: | Odu, O. |
| Keywords: | West African dwarf rams Food-feed cereal Oryza spp Voluntary dry matter intake Fodder crop |
| Issue Date: | 2014 |
| Abstract: | Conventional feedstuffs have not met the increasing demand of livestock industry. Rice plant, a food-feed cereal, can provide grains for humans and fodder for livestock. The potential of Rice Straw (RS) as fodder for sheep in Nigeria has not been adequately documented. Therefore, the potential of RS as fodder for West African Dwarf (WAD) sheep was investigated in this study. |
| Description: | THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY OF ANIMAL SCIENCE (AGRICULTURAL BIOCHEMISTRY AND NUTRITION) OF THE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN |
| URI: | http://ir.library.ui.edu.ng/handle/123456789/3769 |
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