Grazing behaviour of free-ranging donkeys and Shetland ponies in different reproductive states

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 19-27

  Lamoot, Indra ^a,b   Vandenberghe, Charlotte ^a   Bauwens, Dirk ^b   Hoffmann, Maurice ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR NATURE AND FOREST INBO   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bite; Equids; Grazing time; Horses; Lactation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUUS ASINUS; EQUUS CABALLUS; POACEAE;

EID: 13844256093     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-004-0123-5     Document Type: Article

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