Relationship between vegetation state and bite dimensions of sheep grazing contrasting plant species and its implications for intake rate and diet selection

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 378-388

  EDWARDS, G R ^a   PARSONS, A J ^b   PENNING, P D ^b   NEWMAN, J A ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ECOLOGY AND HYDROLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BITE DIMENSIONS; DIET SELECTION; GRAZING; INTAKE RATE; SHEEP; SWARD HEIGHT;

OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0029414556     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1995.tb02332.x     Document Type: Article

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