Behavioral, Nutritional, and Toxicological Responses of Cattle to Ensiled Leafy Spurge

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 600-610

  Heemstra, J M ^a,b   Kronberg, S L ^a   Neiger, R D ^a   Pruitt, R J ^a  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Euphorbia esula; Feeding behavior; Haylage; Toxicology

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; EUPHORBIA; EUPHORBIA ESULA; EUPHORBIACEAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG EFFECT; EUPHORBIA; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; EUPHORBIACEAE; FEMALE; MALE; SILAGE;

EID: 0033092875     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.773600x     Document Type: Article

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