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 feeding varying levels of banana peelings supplemented with maize bran, cotton seed cake and Gliricidia sepium on the performance of lactating dairy cows

Justine Nambi-Kasozi
  • Justine Nambi-Kasozi
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Elly N. Sabiiti
  • Elly N. Sabiiti
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Felix B. Bareeb
  • Felix B. Bareeb
  • Department of Agricultural Production, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Makerere University P. O. Box 7062 Kampala, Uganda.
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Eva Sporndly
  • Eva Sporndly
  • Department of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7070, 750 07 Uppsala, Sweden.
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  •  Accepted: 29 January 2014
  •  Published: 13 February 2014

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