Nutrient Content, Dry Matter Yield, and Species Composition of Cool-Season Pasture with Management-Intensive Grazing

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1538-1544

  Martz, F A ^a   Gerrish, J ^a   Belyea, R ^a   Tate, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal selected sampling; Management intensive grazing; Nutrient; Pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; POACEAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MISSOURI; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; RUMEN; SEASONS;

EID: 0033162531     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75381-6     Document Type: Article

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