Encroacher woody plant browse as feed for cattle. Cattle diet composition for three seasons at Olifants Drift, south-east Botswana

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 255-268

  Moleele, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Carrying capacity; Communal rangelands; Crude protein; D. cinerea; G. flava; Woody encroachers; Woody plant browse

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DIET; LIVESTOCK FARMING; WOODY PLANT;

BOTSWANA; OLIFANTS DRIFT;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; POACEAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0032412883     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1998.0450     Document Type: Article

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