Effects of stocking rate, breed and stage of production on energy expenditure and activity of meat goat does on pasture

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 159-174

  Beker, A ^a,b   Gipson, T A ^a   Puchala, R ^a   Askar, A R ^a,c   Tesfai, K ^a   Detweiler, G D ^a   Asmare, A ^a,d   Goetsch, A L ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH CENTER   (Egypt)

^d NONE   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Activity; Behavior; Energy; Goats

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 72649095375     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2009.9707053     Document Type: Article

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