Effect of free-choice and traditional feeding systems on goat feeding behaviour and intake

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 19-31

  Fedele, V ^a   Claps, S ^a   Rubino, R ^a   Calandrelli, M ^a   Pilla, A M ^b  

^a Istituto Sperimentale Per la Zootecnia   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Feeding system; Goat; Intake

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; CAPRA HIRCUS; CICER ARIETINUM; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PISUM SATIVUM; VICIA FABA;

EID: 0036164483     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00285-8     Document Type: Article

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