Improvement of biosustainability of a goat feeding system with key supplementation

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 97-105

  Morales, A R ^b,c   Galina, M A ^a,b   Jimenez, S ^b   Haenlein, G F W ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE COLIMA   (Mexico)

^c Puma Ranch   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biosustainability; Goats; Grazing; Range land; Supplement feeding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033961471     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(99)00066-8     Document Type: Article

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