Ecosystems, Sustainability, and Animal Agriculture

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1395-1405

  Heitschmidt, R K ^a,b   Short, R E ^a,b   Grings, E E ^a,b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Box 2021 ^*

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Ecological Efficiency; Ecosystem; Energy Flow; Sustainable Agriculture

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; FOSSIL FUELS; MALE; MONTANA; POACEAE; SEASONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030156512     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7461395x     Document Type: Article

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