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Mediterranean Shrub Diversity and its Effect on Food Intake in Goats

Tomislav ŠarićDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture,University of Zadar, Croatia
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Jozo RogošićDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture,University of Zadar, Croatia
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Fred ProvenzaDepartment of Forest, Range and Wildlife Sciences,Utah State University, Logan, UT, USA
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Ivan ̌ZupanDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture,University of Zadar, CroatiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Suzana TkalČićCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, USA
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Kristian FraninDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture,University of Zadar, Croatia
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Zoran ŠikićDepartment of Ecology, Agronomy and Aquaculture,University of Zadar, Croatia
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Stanko IvankovićFaculty of Agronomy and Food Technology, University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Nevenko HercegFaculty of Agronomy and Food Technology, University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Article: 3299 | Received 31 Jan 2014, Accepted 27 Jun 2014, Published online: 17 Feb 2016

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