Diet preferences of adult sheep and goats grazing ryegrass and white clover

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 175-184

  Penning, P D ^a   Newman, J A ^b   Parsons, A J ^a   Harvey, A ^a   Orr, R J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0000491018     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0921-4488(96)00930-3     Document Type: Article

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