A simple model to predict the herbage intake of grazing dairy ewes in semi-extensive Mediterranean systems

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 73, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 275-283

  Avondo, M ^a   Bordonaro, S ^a   Marletta, D ^a   Guastella, A M ^a   D'Urso, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intake model; Pasture; Semi extensive systems; Sheep feeding and nutrition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0036141676     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(01)00245-7     Document Type: Article

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