USE OF GUACIMO (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.) AS A FORAGE SOURCE FOR EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN A TROPICAL AREA OF MEXICO

USE OF GUACIMO (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.) AS A FORAGE SOURCE FOR EXTENSIVE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION IN A TROPICAL AREA OF MEXICO

The objective was to study the traditional uses of guacimo (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam), compared to other local forage resources for livestock. The expectative of farmers on the use of trees as alternative sources of forage in Angostillo, Paso de Ovejas, Veracruz, Mexico was also investigated. Data was...

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Main Authors: Martha Elena Nava-Tablada, Adán Villa-Herrera, Silvia López-Ortíz, Samuel Vargas-López, Eusebio Ortega-Jiménez, Felipe Gallardo-López
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán 2009-02-01
Series:Tropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems
Subjects:
Bush
silvopastoral
traditional use
alternative use
forage.
Online Access:http://www.revista.ccba.uady.mx/ojs/index.php/TSA/article/view/213

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