Agropastoral herding practices and the grazing behaviour of cattle

Presents results of a study of grazing behaviour and forage resources utilisation by herded cattle belonging to agropastoralists at Abet & Kurmin Biri in the subhumid zone of Nigeria as well time spent on walking, resting & watering. Subdivides grazing activities into natural range grazing, browsing...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Bayer, W.
Format:	Conference Paper
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Livestock Centre for Africa 1986
Subjects:	subhumid zones agropastoral systems cattle feeding habits grazing natural pastures crop residues water intake movement browsing
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/49997

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