Diet selection by nguni goats in the Zululand thornveld

South African Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 39, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages 33-36

  Basha, N A D ^a   Scogings, P F ^b   Nsahlai, I V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZULULAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Browse; Forage; Herbivore; Savannah

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ACACIA KARROO; ACACIA NILOTICA; ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; DICHROSTACHYS CINEREA; GYMNOSPORIA SENEGALENSIS; SCUTIA;

EID: 79951540282     PISSN: 03751589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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