Herbage and animal production responses to fertilizer nitrogen in perennial ryegrass swards. II. Rotational grazing and cutting

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 243-261

  Lantinga, E A ^a   Deenen, P J A G ^a   Van Keulen, H ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absence frequency; Beef cattle; Cutting; Dairy cows; Herbage intake; Lolium perenne L.; Nitrogen response; Nitrogen use efficiency; Perennial ryegrass; Rotational grazing; Sward quality

Indexed keywords

CUTTING; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRAZING; PASTURE; YIELD RESPONSE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 0033365306     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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