Effects of season and breed on browse species intake rates and diet selection by goats in the False Thornveld of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-30

  Dziba, L E ^a,c   Scogings, P F ^a   Gordon, I J ^b   Raats, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE   (South Africa)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Boer goat; Browse preference; Nguni goat; Optimal foraging; Savanna; Shoot morphology

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ANACARDIACEAE; ANIMALIA; BORAGINACEAE; CAFETERIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; DIOSPYROS; DIOSPYROS VIRGINIANA; EBENACEAE; EHRETIA; EHRETIA RIGIDA; FABACEAE; GREWIA; GREWIA OCCIDENTALIS; HEDERA; MALVACEAE; RHAMNACEAE; RHUS; SCUTIA;

EID: 0037233108     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(02)00235-3     Document Type: Article

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