Seasonal changes in quality and botanical composition of a rotationally grazed grass-legume pasture in southern Ontario

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 205-210

  Marshall, S A ^a   Campbell, C P ^b   Buchanan Smith, J G ^b  

^a Manitoulin Livestock Cooperative   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Grass legume; Pasture; Quality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032371223     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A97-002     Document Type: Article

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