Preference of goats and sheep for browse species under field conditions

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-102

  Pande, R S ^a   Kemp, P D ^a   Hodgson, J ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Browse species; Browsing; Diet selection; Goats; Grazing ecology; Preference; Sheep

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; DIET; GOAT; SHEEP;

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036622635     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2002.9513498     Document Type: Article

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