Foraging selectivity of three goat breeds in a Mediterranean shrubland

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-12

  Glasser, T A ^a   Landau, S Y ^a   Ungar, E D ^a   Perevolotsky, A ^a   Dvash, L ^a   Muklada, H ^a   Kababya, D ^b   Walker, J W ^c  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse; Diet selection; Grazing; Near infrared spectroscopy; Phillyrea latifolia; Pistacia lentiscus

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; CAPRA HIRCUS; PHILLYREA LATIFOLIA; PISTACIA LENTISCUS;

EID: 84856389144     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.09.009     Document Type: Article

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