Dietary choices of goats at the trough

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 231-239

  Morand Fehr, P ^a  

^a INRA Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique   (France)

Author keywords

Dietary preference; Distribution at trough; Feeding behaviour; Goat; Palatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAFETERIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0041627911     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0921-4488(03)00141-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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