The effect of feeding ewe lambs a 15% tarbush (Flourensia cernua DC) pellet pre- and post-weaning on the subsequent diet selection of tarbush

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 123-131

  Fredrickson, E L ^a   Estell, R E ^a   Havstad, K M ^a   Shupe, W L ^a   Murray, L W ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arid land remediation; Biological control; Diet selection; Learning; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOOD SELECTION; SHEEP; SHRUB;

FLOURENSIA CERNUA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033999492     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jare.1999.0571     Document Type: Article

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