Forage species availability, food preference and grazing behaviour of goats in southeastern Nigeria

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 161-166

  Odo, B I ^a,b   Omeje, F U ^b   Okwor, J N ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b ENUGU STATE UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Food preference; Forage availability; Grazing behaviour; Indigenous goats

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LEUCANA; LEUCANA LEUCOCEPHALA; LEUCOCEPHALA; POACEAE;

EID: 0035669372     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(01)00228-0     Document Type: Article

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