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Potential, composition and use of legume shrubs and trees as fodders for livestock in the tropics

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2009

J. H. Topps
J. H. Topps
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School of Agriculture, 581 King Street, Aberdeen AB9 IUD, UK
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The Journal of Agricultural Science , Volume 118 , Issue 1 , February 1992 , pp. 1 - 8
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