Quality of deferred forage from waterfowl nesting sites on the Canadian prairies

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 485-490

  Jefferson, Paul G ^a   Wetter, Les ^b   Wark, Brent ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b DUCKS UNLIMITED CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADF; Biomass; Ca; Cellulose; Conservation; Forage quality; Hemicellulose; NDF; P; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANAS; ANATIDAE; ANSER; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033236153     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A98-123     Document Type: Article

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