Effect of shoot morphology on browse selection by free ranging goats in a semi-arid savanna

Livestock Science

Volumn 144, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 96-102

  Sebata, A ^a   Ndlovu, L R ^a  

^a National University of Science and Technology NUST   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Condensed tannins; Crude protein; Detergent fibre; Herbivory; Plant defence; Total phenolics

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; COLOPHOSPERMUM MOPANE; COMMIPHORA; COMMIPHORA PYRACANTHOIDES; GREWIA; GREWIA TENAX; MONTICOLA; TERMINALIA;

EID: 84856232316     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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