Browsing ability and utilization by sheep and goats of Atriplex halimus L. shrubs

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-136

  Valderrabano J ^a   Munoz F ^a   Delgado, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO LOZANO BLESA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atriplex; Goat; Intake; Saltbush; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX HALIMUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; RASA; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 16144369091     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00754-7     Document Type: Article

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