A comparison of native tallgrass prairie and plains bluestem forage systems for cow-calf production in the Southern Great Plains

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1697-1705

  Coleman, S W ^a,d   Phillips, W A ^b   Voleskyt, J D ^b,e   Buchanan, D ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d W Central Research and Ext Center ^*  (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Bothriochloa ischaemum; Cattle; Protein supplements; Rangelands; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEASON; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; MALE; POACEAE; SEASONS; TRITICUM;

EID: 0035408462     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2001.7971697x     Document Type: Article

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