Contribution of browse to ruminant nutrition across three agro-ecological zones of Burkina Faso

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 55-64

  Zampaligré, Nouhoun ^a   Dossa, Luc Hippolyte ^b   Schlecht, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^b Centre International de Recherche   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

Domestic ruminants; Ethno veterinary practices; Forage selection; Grazing time; Ligneous species

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; BROWSING; CATTLE; DIET; DISEASE TREATMENT; ETHNOBOTANY; FORAGE; GOAT; GPS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIGNIN; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; NUTRITION; PASTURE; SHEEP; TRACKING; VILLAGE;

BURKINA FASO;

ACACIA; AFZELIA AFRICANA; ANIMALIA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; ERINACEUS; OVIS ARIES; PILIOSTIGMA; PTEROCARPUS; PTEROCARPUS ERINACEUS; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

EID: 84876718538     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.03.011     Document Type: Article

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