Behavioural compensation for limited grazing time by herded cattle in central Nigeria
The grazing behaviour in 12 cattle herds (mean size 45 head) mainly of the Banaji (White Fulani) breed kept by Fulani pastoralists was studied by analysing the diurnal pattern of grazing activity during 5 herd-days per month over 1 year. Herding restricted animal access to pasture to only 8.4 h/day...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Elsevier
1990
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28357 |
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