Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
- Volume 6 Issue 2
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- Pages.191-195
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- 1993
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- 1011-2367(pISSN)
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- 1976-5517(eISSN)
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EFFECT OF FERTILISER AND SUPPLEMENTARY PHOSPHORUS ON THE INTAKE AND DIGESTIBILITY OF THE LEGUME Desmodium introtum
- Evans, T.R. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures) ;
- Severo, J.C.P. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures) ;
- Minson, D.J. (CSIRO Division of Tropical Crops and Pastures) ;
- Ternouth, J.H. (The University of Queensland)
- Received : 1992.08.27
- Accepted : 1992.12.04
- Published : 1993.06.01
Abstract
The application of fertilizer P to Desmodium intortum at 40, 60 and 100 kg/ha resulted in the P content of the legume regrowth being 0.10, 0.13 and 0.16% on a dry matter basis. When the forages were fed alone to sheep in metabolism pens the corresponding voluntary intakes by sheep of the three forages were 27.3, 42.7 and