Effect of Restricted Grazing Time on the Foraging Behavior and Movement of Tan Sheep Grazed on Desert Steppe |
Chen, Yong
(State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University)
Luo, Hailing (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Liu, Xueliang (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Wang, Zhenzhen (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Zhang, Yuwei (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Liu, Kun (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Jiao, Lijuan (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Chang, Yanfei (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) Zuo, Zhaoyun (State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University) |
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