The effect of summer management of perennial ryegrass-dominant swards on plant and animal responses in the autumn when grazed by sheep. 2. Herbage intake and grazing behaviour

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 260-269

  Hepp, C ^a,b   Milne, J A ^a   Illius, A W ^a,c   Beattie, M M ^a  

^a SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES AGROPECUARIAS   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

AUTUMN; GRAZING; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; SHEEP;

EID: 0030299190     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1996.tb02061.x     Document Type: Article

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