Management and Value-Added of Goat Production, Thailand: The Leucaena (Leucaena leucocephala) as Roughage Source on Performance and Meat Quality in Rainy Season

Subject Areas : Camel

T. Wiyabot ¹

1 - Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology and Industrial Technology, Nakhon Sawan Rajabhat University, Nakhon Sawan Province, Thailand

Received: 2022-01-04 Accepted : 2022-04-29 Published : 2022-12-01

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