Nutritive value of live and dead components of two bunchgrasses

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 555-562

  Houseal, G A ^a,b   Olson, B E ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 562 Green Gable Court ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bluebunch wheatgrass; Cattle; Forage quality; Idaho fescue; Winter grazing

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FESTUCA IDAHOENSIS; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA;

EID: 0030356386     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/cjas96-083     Document Type: Article

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