Selection of browse species and energy balance of goats grazing on forest understory vegetation in Doñana Natural Park (SW Spain)

Livestock Science

Volumn 148, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-242

  Mancilla Leyton J M ^a   Parejo Farnes C ^a   Martin Vicente A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appetence; Extensive production; Mediterranean shrub; Payoya goats; Phenology

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 84864780921     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.06.012     Document Type: Article

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