Milk production and physiological traits of ewes and goats housed indoor or grazing at different daily timing in summer
During a 6 week trial in summer, 3 homogeneous groups, each consisting of 5 Comisana ewes and 5 Rossa Mediterranea goats, grazed watered forage resources during day (D) or night (N), or were housed indoor and supplied with mowed herbage(H). Maximum THI peaked at 94 at the end of July, and was almost...
Main Authors: | Massimo Todaro, Adriana Bonanno, Giuseppe Cascone, Maria Luigia Alicata, Giuseppe Di Miceli, Antonino Di Grigoli |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2010-01-01
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Series: | Italian Journal of Animal Science |
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Online Access: | http://www.aspajournal.it/index.php/ijas/article/view/526 |
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