Evaluation of feral swine-specific feeder systems

Rangelands

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 8-13

  Long, David B ^a   Campbell, Tyler A ^a   Massei, Giovanna ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY KINGSVILLE   (United States)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAIT; ECONOMIC INSTABILITY; GRASSLAND SOIL; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PIG; PREDATION; RANGELAND; ROOTING;

AUSTRALIA; SAN PATRICIO COUNTY; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 77951857729     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-32.2.8     Document Type: Article

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