Gender and tooth wear effects on diets of grazing goats

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 105-114

  Mellado, M ^a   Rodriguez A ^a   Villarreal, J A ^a   Rodriguez R ^a   Salinas, J ^b   Lopez R ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE TAMAULIPAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Food preference; Foraging strategy; Goats; Tooth wear

Indexed keywords

ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX CANESCENS; BUDDLEJA; BUDDLEJA SCORDIOIDES; CAPRA HIRCUS; LARREA; LARREA TRIDENTATA; POACEAE; TRIDENTATA;

EID: 13944268768     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2004.03.009     Document Type: Article

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