Comparative Foraging Ecology of Sheep and Goats in Caatinga Woodland in Northeastern Brazil
Small-ruminant production is an important part of the agricultural economy of northeastern Brazil. However, mild-to-severe undernutrition of livestock is an annual occurrence. Goats can tolerate the marginal forage conditions better than sheep, but the mechanisms underlying their superior tolerance...
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DigitalCommons@USU
1990
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| Online Access: | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3546 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4550&context=etd |