Selective grazing in pure leaf and leaf/culm mixtures of herbage grasses by sheep

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 131, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 353-359

  Hongo, A ^a  

^a OBIHIRO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND VETERINARY MEDICINE   (Japan)

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EID: 0031741497     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021859698005875     Document Type: Article

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