Diet selection by cattle grazing Stylosanthes-grass pastures in the seasonally dry tropics: Effect of year, season, stylo species and botanical composition

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 781-789

  Coates, D B ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET SELECTION; GRAZING; PASTURE;

AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND;

BOS TAURUS; FABACEAE; POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES;

EID: 0030301037     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960781     Document Type: Article

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