Self-medication and homeostatic behaviour in herbivores: learning about the benefits of nature’s pharmacy
Traditional production systems have viewed animals as homogeneous ‘machines’ whose nutritional and medicinal needs must be provided in a prescribed manner. This view arose from the lack of belief in the wisdom of the body to meet its physiological needs. Is it possible for herbivores to select diets...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2007-01-01
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| Series: | Animal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731107000134 |