Strip grazing to control wool growth rate of sheep grazing green annual pastures

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 247-258

  Doyle, P T ^a,c   Young, J ^b   Booth, P ^a,d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b Yannawah   (Australia)

^c Institute of Sustainable Irrigated Agriculture   (Australia)

^d Woodlea   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTROL; CULTIVATION; FEED; FIBER DIAMETER; MERINO SHEEP; WOOL;

EID: 0032795377     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA98143     Document Type: Article

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