Criollo goats limit their grass intake in the early morning suggesting a prophylactic self-medication behaviour in a heterogeneous vegetation
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DOI: 10.1007/s11250-019-01966-3
Abstract: The present study compared the feeding behaviour of goats in the early morning (EM = 7:00–8:30 a.m.) and late morning (LM = 9:30–11:00 a.m.) in response to their natural gastrointestinal nematode (GIN) infection status. Twelve female adult goats (37 ± 7.7 kg live weight… read more here.
Keywords: criollo goats; grass; shrubs herbs; morning ... See more keywords