Pasture development during brush clearing with sheep and goats

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 217-221

  Dabaan, M Essam ^a   Magadlela, Andrew M ^a   Bryan, William B ^a   Arbogast, Barbara L ^a   Prigge, Edward C ^a   Flores, Gonzalo ^b   Skousen, Jeffrey G ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Centro de Investigaciones Agrarias   (Spain)

Author keywords

grazing; lime; natural pasture; pasture fertilization; phosphorus; stocking density

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GOAT; PASTURE DEVELOPMENT; SHEEP; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL FERTILITY;

USA, WEST VIRGINIA;

CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030618346     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4002384     Document Type: Article

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