Selective grazing by dairy cows in the presence of dung and the defoliation of tall grass dung patches

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 65-73

  Bao, J ^a,b   Giller, P S ^b   Stakelum, G ^c  

^a NORTHEAST AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dung patches; Selective grazing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031995899     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008845     Document Type: Article

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