Feeding behaviour and diet selection by West African Dwarf Goats;Freßverhalten und Futterauswahl bei Westafrikanischen Zwergziegen

Archiv fur Tierzucht

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 57-61

  Odeyinka, Simisola M ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Feeding behaviour; WAD goats

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040194199     PISSN: 00039438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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