Responses of Tswana goats to various lengths of water deprivation

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 87-91

  Adogla Bessa, T ^a,b   Aganga, A A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^b BOTSWANA COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE   (Botswana)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Goat; Health; Intake; Ruminant; Water

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CENCHRUS; CENCHRUS CILIARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 0034365393     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/sajas.v30i1.3883     Document Type: Article

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