Sheep preference for leafy spurge from Idaho and North Dakota

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 39-44

  Kronberg, Scott L ^a,b,c   Walker, John W ^a,b,c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Texas Agricultural Extension Service   (United States)

^c USDA ARS US Sheep Experiment Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet selection; Euphorbia esula; Noxious weeds; Palatability

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD PREFERENCE; PASTURE; SHEEP;

IDAHO; NORTH DAKOTA; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALIA; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; EUPHORBIACEAE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0032923325     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003490     Document Type: Article

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