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African Journal of Range & Forage Science Volume 33, 2016 - Issue 3
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Special Suite: Improving Farmers Livelihoods through Innovative Forage and Feed Technologies in Southern Africa

Vachellia karroo leaf meal: a promising non-conventional feed resource for improving goat production in low-input farming systems of Southern Africa

E Monday IdamokoroDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa
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Patrick J MasikaDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South Africa;Fort Cox College of Agriculture and Forestry, King William’s Town, South Africa
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Voster MuchenjeDepartment of Livestock and Pasture Science, University of Fort Hare, Alice, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 141-153 | Received 29 Oct 2015, Accepted 08 Apr 2016, Published online: 20 Sep 2016

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