Effect of vetch (Vicia sativa) hay supplementation to Begait and Abergelle goats in northern Ethiopia. III. Forage selection and behaviour

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 241-246

  Berhane, G ^a   Eik, L O ^b  

^a MEKELLE UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Forage selection; Indigenous goats; Vetch hay

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; VICIA; VICIA SATIVA; VICIA SATIVA SUBSP. NIGRA;

EID: 33646270282     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.04.019     Document Type: Article

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