Spatial Distribution of Urination by Cattle in a Daytime Grazing System

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 484-490

  Hirata, M ^a   Higashiyama, M ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Natl Grassland Research Institute   (Japan)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Daytime Grazing; Spatial Distribution; Urination

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM;

EID: 0031312087     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1997.484     Document Type: Article

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