Herbage characteristics and performance of steers grazing old world bluestem

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 399-407

  Coleman, Samuel W ^a   Forbes, T D A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Animal gains; Grazing pressure; Herbage height; Herbage mass; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FORAGE; PRODUCTIVITY; VEGETATION CHARACTERISTICS;

EL RENO; OKLAHOMA; USA;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOTHRIOCLOA; BOTHRIOCLOA CAUCASICA; BOTHRIOCLOA ISCHAEMUM; ISCHAEMUM;

EID: 0031812495     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003324     Document Type: Article

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