Dietary preferences in adult and juvenile goats

Animal Science

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 457-463

  De Rosa, G ^a   Fedele, V ^b   Napolitano, F ^c   Gubitosi, L ^a   Bordi, A ^a   Rubino, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b Istituto Sperimentale per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Food preferences; Goats; Grasses; Legumes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BROMUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 0031495515     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008651     Document Type: Article

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