better farming series | 42 |
FAO Economic and Social Development Series | No. 3/42 |
using fodder from trees and shrubs to feed livestock in the tropics |
by Dr O.B. Smith
International Development Research Centre
West and Central Africa Regional Office
Dakar, Senegal
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Smith, O.B.
Using fodder from trees and shrubs to feed livestock in the tropics.
(FAO Better Farming Series, no. 42)
ISBN 92-5-103476-1
1. Browse plants 2. Trees 3. Cultivation 4. Livestock 5. Animal feeding
I. Title II. Series
FAO code: 11 AGRIS: F01; L02
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Some common fodder trees and shrubs
Feeding fodder from trees and shrubs