Species abundance, food preference and nutritive value of goat diets in the semi-arid lands of east-central Kenya

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1996
Author
Osolo, NK
Kinuthia, JN
Gachuiri, CK
Okeyo, AM
Wanyoike, MM
Okomo, M
Type
Book chapter
Language
en
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Abstract
The key forage species and nutrient composition of forage species preferred by free- ranging East African goats in rangelands of eastern-central Kenya were determined. One hundred and five forage species were identified including 30 tree, 29 shrub, 20 grass and
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http://hdl.handle.net/11295/43848
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Osolo, N. K., Kinuthia, J. N., Gachuiri, C. K., Okeyo, A. M., Wanyoike, M. M., & Okomo, M. (1996). Species abundance, food preference and nutritive value of goat diets in the semi-arid lands of east-central Kenya. In Small Ruminant Research and Development in Africa: Proceedings of the Third Biennial Conference of the African Small Ruminant Research Network: UICC, Kampala, Uganda, 5-9 December 1994 (p. 239). Full text by ILRI.
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University of Nairobi.
 
Department of Animal Production
 
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