Short Term Effects of Burning and Grazing on the Forage Quality of a <em>Heteropogon contortus</em>- Dominated Savanna in the Southwest of Madagascar

An experimental study of the effects of burning and grazing was carried out in Sakaraha area (SW Madagascar). The objectives were to evaluate the combined or separate effects of burning and grazing on the forage quality of a Heteropogon contortus- and Poupartia caffra-dominated savanna. Three burnin...

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Main Authors: V. Rakotoarimanana, M. Grouzis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CIRAD 2008-02-01
Series:Revue d’Elevage et de Médecine Vétérinaire des Pays Tropicaux
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Online Access:http://revues.cirad.fr/index.php/REMVT/article/view/10003