Pine needle consumption by cattle during winter in South Dakota

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 551-556

  Pfister, James A ^a   Panter, Kip E ^a   Gardner, Dale R ^a  

^a USDA ARS POISONOUS PLANT RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle diets; Diet selection; Grazing behavior; Pinus ponderosa; Poisonous plants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PINUS PONDEROSA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0031685349     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003375     Document Type: Article

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