Selection for nutrients by pregnant goats on a microphyll desert scrub

The behavioral consequences of pregnancy in goats were studied to test the hypothesis that pregnant females on rangeland select a diet richer in nutrients once the demands of gestation increase, and that nutrient content in goat diets changes with the grazing season. A total of 12 mature mixed breed...

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Main Authors: M. Mellado, C.N. Aguilar, J.R. Arévalo, A. Rodríguez, J.E. García, J. Mellado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731110002715