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Water quality and provision for goats
25 pages
Published: 1 Jan 2004
Author(s): McGregor, B. A.
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With the impact of the current drought expanding, the goat industry requested that a review of existing material relevant to Australian conditions be prepared as soon as possible.
The key areas reviewed in this report were:
• the energy and water needs of goats;
• appropriate feeding systems and ration formulation; and
• the welfare of goats.
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