Potential for woody plant control by Spanish goats in the sagebrush steppe

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 229-238

  Fajemisin, B ^a   Ganskopp, D ^b   Cruz, R ^c   Vavra, M ^d  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological control; Forage quality; Forage selection; Grazing behavior; Juniper; Nutrition; Sagebrush

Indexed keywords

EID: 30244544200     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0921-4488(95)00789-X     Document Type: Article

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