Preference by sheep and goats among hay of eight tall fescue cultivars

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 213-224

  Burns, J C ^a,d   Fisher, D S ^b   Mayland, H F ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Northwest Irrigat Soils Res Lab   (United States)

^d Box 7620 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dry Matter; Festuca; Food Preferences; Goats; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; FOOD PREFERENCE; GOAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; FOOD PREFERENCES; GOATS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; POACEAE; SHEEP;

EID: 0035219429     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.791213x     Document Type: Article

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