The Study of Preference Values of Forage Species and Grazing Behavior of Tali Goat in Chabahar Rangelands of Iran

Subject Areas : Relationship between Animal and Rangeland

Parvaneh Ashouri Sanjabi ¹ (Senior Research Expert, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran)
Mohammad Fayaz ² (Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran)
Niloufar Zare ³ (Senior Research Expert, Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran)
Ahmad Gharanjik ⁴ (Senior Research Expert, Balouchestan Research Center for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Iranshahr)
Hassan Yeganeh ⁵ (Young Researchers Club, Ardestan Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ardestan)
Shahram Afrougheh ⁶ (Department of English, Arak Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Arak)

Received: 2013-08-31 Accepted : 2014-01-06 Published : 2014-01-06

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