African Journal of
Agricultural Research

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Agric. Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1991-637X
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJAR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 6863

Full Length Research Paper

Effect of supplementing pounded Prosopis juliflora pods on hematological profiles of Afar goats fed on Panicum antidotale hay

Mahmoud Hassen
  • Mahmoud Hassen
  • College of Agriculture, Welkite University, Ethiopia.
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Gebremeskel Mamu
  • Gebremeskel Mamu
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), P. O. Box 2003, Ethiopia.
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Kedir Hamza
  • Kedir Hamza
  • Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), P. O. Box 2003, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 05 October 2016
  •  Accepted: 13 March 2017
  •  Published: 08 June 2017

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