Use of goats as biological agents for the renovation of pastures in the Appalachian region of the United States

Agroforestry Systems

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 241-252

  Luginbuhl, J M ^a   Harvey, T E ^a   Green Jr , J T ^a   Poore, M H ^a   Mueller, J P ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Browse; Cattle; Defoliation; Pasture reclamation; Rosa multiflora

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; LIVESTOCK; PASTURE; RESTORATION ECOLOGY;

APPALACHIANS; UNITED STATES;

BOS TAURUS; CAPRA HIRCUS; ROSA MULTIFLORA;

EID: 0032318942     PISSN: 01674366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1006250728166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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