Seasonal nutritional characteristics of livestock diets in a nomadic pastoral ecosystem

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Abstract

A study conducted to characterize the effects of species-specific food habits, body size, and season on various aspects of diet quality and to evaluate diet quality with respect to established feeding standards for maintainance.

Citation

Journal of Applied Ecology;23(2): 585-595

Authors

  • Coppock, D. Layne
  • Swift, D.M.
  • Ellis, J.E.

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