Nutrition, management and other environmental influences on the quality and production of mohair and cashmere with particular reference to mediterranean and annual temperate climatic zones: A review

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 199-215

  McGregor, B A ^a,b  

^a VIC INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cashmere; Energy; Experimental design; Goats; Liveweight; Mohair; Nutrition; Shearing; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000158901     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(97)00100-4     Document Type: Article

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