Animal constraints to pasture treated with farm dairy effluent: Preference under grazing and issues of faecal contamination

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 501-507

  Longhurst, R D ^a   O'Connor, M B ^a   Bremner, K ^a   Matthews, L ^a  

^a RUAKURA RESEARCH CENTRE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Faecal coliforms; Farm dairy effluent; Grazing behaviour

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CATTLE; EFFLUENT; FECAL COLIFORM; GRAZING; PASTURE;

EID: 0034473863     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2000.9513446     Document Type: Article

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