Effect of timing and duration of grazing of growing cattle in the west african sahel on diet selection, faecal output, eating time, forage intake and live-weight changes

Animal Science

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 117-128

  Ayantunde, A A ^a,b   Fernandez Rivera S ^a   Hiernaux, P H Y ^a   Van Keulen, H ^b   Udo, H M J ^b   Chanono, M ^c  

^a Sahelian Centre   (Niger)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Min de l'Agriculture et l'Elevage   (Niger)

Author keywords

Cattle; Food intake; Food preferences; Nocturnal activity; Sahel

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035255545     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055612     Document Type: Article

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