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1. Grazing behaviour and diet selection of Barotse cattle on a communally grazed floodplain in west Zambia

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Baars, RMT, Ottens, JJ, George Muwana, Professor ‘t Mannetje from the Agricultural University of Wageningen, and (The Netherlands) critically reviewed this paper. Craig Morris from the Agricultural Research Council (South Africa)

Abstract

Grazing behaviour and diet selection of cattle were studied on a communally grazed floodplain and its adjacent wooded uplands in western Zambia to identify the interaction between basic herd management practices, foraging behaviour and body condition of cattle. On average, the cattle spent nine hours and 29 minutes (SD = 27 minutes) outside the kraal, with a range from about 8 hours in the dry season to almost 11 hours in the wet season, depending on the morning temperature and milking time. A significant (P

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2001