A method to record the feeding behaviour of goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 213-221

  Abijaoude J A ^a   Morand Fehr, P ^a   Bechet G ^b   Brun, J P ^b   Tessier, J ^a   Sauvant, D ^a  

^a AGROPARISTECH   (France)

^b UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

Author keywords

Chewing; Feeding behaviour; Goat; Recording methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032839452     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00035-8     Document Type: Article

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