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Comparative studies of diet selection by Churro and Merino genotypes grazing on a hill shrub community

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

P. R. Revesado
Affiliation:
Estación Agrícola Experimental, CSIC 24080 León, Spain
A. R. Mantecón
Affiliation:
Estación Agrícola Experimental, CSIC 24080 León, Spain
P. Frutos
Affiliation:
Estación Agrícola Experimental, CSIC 24080 León, Spain
J. S. González
Affiliation:
Estación Agrícola Experimental, CSIC 24080 León, Spain

Abstract

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Type
Poster Abstracts
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1994

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