Performance of Angus and Brangus Cow-Calf Pairs Grazing Alicia Bermudagrass and Common Bermudagrass-Dallisgrass Pastures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1926-1933

  Wyatt, W E ^a,b   Gates, R N ^a,c   Blouin, D C ^a   Saxton, A M ^a,d   Nelson, B D ^a,b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Iberia Res Sta ^*  (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

American Angus; Brangus; Cynodon dactylon; Environment; Genotypes; Paspalum dilatatum

Indexed keywords

ALICIA; ANIMALIA; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; PASPALUM; PASPALUM DILATATUM;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; STANDARD; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BREEDING; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; MALE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0031180740     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7571926x     Document Type: Article

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