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Botanical Composition of Eland and Goat Diets on an Acacia-grassland Community in Kenya
Author
Nge'the, J. C.
Box, T. W.
Publisher
Society for Range Management
Publication Year
1976-07-01
Body

A study of goat and eland diets on the Kiboko Range Research Station, Kenya, showed that diets of both animal species consisted of leaves from relatively few plant species. Six of the 41 species available consistently provided the bulk of the diets of both goats and elands. Although elands utilized a wide variety of plants, they consumed a larger proportion of grasses than goats. Elands are mixed feeders (grazers and browsers), grazing both during the wet and dry period. The diets of both kinds of animals were more diverse during the growing season (February through May), compared to the dry season (July through October). This reflected the greater variety of available forage during the wet season. This material was digitized as part of a cooperative project between the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. The Journal of Range Management archives are made available by the Society for Range Management and the University of Arizona Libraries. Contact lbry-journals@email.arizona.edu for further information. Migrated from OJS platform August 2020

Language
en
Resource Type
Text
Document Type
Journal Issue/Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
10.2307/3897084
Additional Information
Nge’the, J. C., & , T. W. (1976). Botanical composition of eland and goat diets on an Acacia-grassland community in Kenya. Journal of Range Management, 29(4), 290-293.
ISSN
0022-409X
OAI Identifier
oai:repository.arizona.edu:10150/646846
Journal Volume
29
Journal Number
4
Journal Pages
290-293
Collection
Rangeland Ecology & Management (REM)
Journal Name
Journal of Range Management
Keywords
Kenya