Grass hay as a supplement for grazing cattle I. Animal performance

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 351-356

  Villalobos, Guillermo ^a   Adams, Don C ^b   Klopfenstein, Terry J ^c   Nichols, James T ^b   Lamb, James B ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE CHIHUAHUA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Body condition; Digestibility; Intake; Subirrigated meadow

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEED SUPPLEMENT; HAY; LIVESTOCK PERFORMANCE;

NEBRASKA; SANDHILLS; USA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0030747909     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003298     Document Type: Article

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