Grazing effects on nutritional quality of bluebunch wheatgrass for elk

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 503-506

  Wambolt, Carl L ^a   Frisina, Michael R ^b   Douglass, Kristin S ^b   Sherwood, Harrie W ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WILDLIFE AND PARKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agropyron spicatum; Big game nutrition; Cervus elaphus; Crude protein; Grazing system

Indexed keywords

BLUEBUNCH WHEATGRASS; CATTLE; ELK; GRAZING; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY;

MONTANA; MOUNT FLEECER; USA;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON SPICATUM; BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS ELAPHUS NELSONI; POACEAE; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA; PSEUDOROEGNERIA SPICATA SPICATA;

EID: 0030875346     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003705     Document Type: Article

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