A comparison of plant form and browsing height selection of four small stock breeds - Preliminary results

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 34, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 31-34

  Du Plessis, I ^a   Van Der Waal, C ^a   Webb, E C ^b  

^a Mara Research Station   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browse; Foraging behaviour; Optimal resource use; Savanna; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 21344473201     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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