Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vine silage: A cost-effective supplement for milk production in smallholder dairy-farming systems of East Africa?

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Citation

Gakige, J.K., Gachuri, C., Butterbach-bahl, K. and Goopy, J.P. 2020. Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) vine silage: A cost-effective supplement for milk production in smallholder dairy-farming systems of East Africa? Animal Production Science

Authors

  • Gakige, Jesse K.
  • Gachuri, C.
  • Butterbach-Bahl, Klaus
  • Goopy, John P.

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