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The Palatability & Potential Toxicity of Australian Weeds to Goats
166 pages
Published: 20 Nov 2000
Author(s): Helen Simmonds Peter Holst Chris Bourke
ISBN: 0-642-58169-X
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For Australian goat producers, vets and educators to increase awareness of the many potential poisonous weeds goats may encounter. The book is in two sections. The first covers weeds known to be highly or moderately toxic to goats and the second covers weeds associated with low toxicity.
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