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Abstract 289

Seeds of carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) - an important feed for farm animals.

Ezdakova,OD; Panaiotu,-MP

Voprosy tropicheskogo i subtropicheskogo zhivotnovodstva. 1984, 53-59. Moscow, USSR.

Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) has been cultivated in Mediterranean countries for a long period of time. Its fruit contains, on average, 5.05% protein, 5.85% fibre, 0.51% fat, 3.01% ash and 85.64% nitrogen-free extract.

This abstract relates to the following species:

Ceratonia siliqua