Effects of stocking rate and creep grazing on performance by Spanish and Boer × Spanish does with crossbred Boer kids

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 71, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 234-242

  Yiakoulaki, M D ^a,b   Goetsch, A L ^a   Detweiler, G ^a   Sahlu, T ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Creep grazing; Goats; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ALBIZIA JULIBRISSIN; AMBROSIA; AMBROSIA ARTEMISIIFOLIA; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MIMOSA; POACEAE;

EID: 34250016052     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2006.07.003     Document Type: Article

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