Journal of Range Management

September 1998

Volume 51: 545–546

A modified faecal harness for grazing goats on mediterranean shrublands

M.D. Yiakoulaki and A.S. Nastis
Authors are research scientist and professor, Department of Range Science (236), Aristotle University, 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece.

Abstract

A modified faecal harness for goats was specially designed for grazing conditions in dense mediterranean shrublands and subsequently tested successfully for total faecal collection. The details of design and collection are presented.
Key Words: faecal harness, goat, shrublands