Behavior of steers grazing monocultures and binary mixtures of alfalfa and tall fescue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1402-1411

  Seman, D H ^a   Stuedemann, J A ^a   Hill, N S ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Bovidae; Festuca arundinacea; Grazing; Time Series

Indexed keywords

BOVIDAE; FESTUCA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARNASSIUS APOLLO; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS PHAGE 3A;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; FEMALE; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033142613     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7761402x     Document Type: Article

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