Behavioral and physiological responses of Nigerian dwarf goats to seasonal changes of the humid tropics

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 213-217

  Ogebe, P O ^a,c   Ogunmodede, B K ^a   McDowell, L R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Behavioral responses; Goats; Nigeria; Physiological responses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007298258     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(96)00877-2     Document Type: Article

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