Comparative milk production potential of Indigenous and Boer goats under two feeding systems in South Africa

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 97-105

  Greyling, J P C ^a   Mmbengwa, V M ^a   Schwalbach, L M J ^a   Muller, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Goats; Milk composition; Milk production; Nutritional regimes

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 4344596971     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2003.11.014     Document Type: Article

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