Sprout selection and performance of goats fed Acacia karroo coppices in the False Thornveld of the Eastern Cape, South Africa

Acacia karroo Hayne is the dominant invading species in semi-arid savannas of South Africa and is an ecological threat of our modern era. This study investigated the preference and intake rates by goats when fed A. karroo coppice sprouts of different basal diameter sizes, viz. 3 mm, 4 mm and 5 mm. A...

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Main Authors: Nyamukanza, C.C, Scogings, P.F
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: South African Society for Animal Science 83 Sprout 2021
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.za/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0375-15892008000200002
http://hdl.handle.net/11408/4509
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