Energy expenditure and activity of different types of small ruminants grazing varying pastures in the summer

Journal of Applied Animal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-14

  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

Author keywords

Activity; Energy; Goats; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 77951468166     PISSN: 09712119     EISSN: 09741844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09712119.2010.9707086     Document Type: Article

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