Influences of fallow age and season on the foraging behavior and diet selection pattern of goats (Capra hircus L.)

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• Publication year

  2008

• Venue

  Small Ruminant Research

• Publication date

  2008-06-01

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/J.SMALLRUMRES.2008.03.001
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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