Influence of grazing management on intake and composition of cattle diets

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 257-263

  Hirschfeld, David J ^a   Kirby, Donald R ^b   Caton, Joel S ^b   Silcox, Steven S ^c   Olson, K C ^d  

^a VERMONT LAW SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

grazing system; Northern Great Plains; range nutrition

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0029813106     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002888     Document Type: Article

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