Effect of liveweight and pasture height on cattle bite dimensions during progressive defoliation

Australian Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 541-549

  Cangiano, C A ^a   Galli, J R ^a   Pece, M A ^a   Dichio, L ^a   Rozsypalek, S H ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Bite weight; Grazing horizon; Grazing intake; Ingestive behaviour; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INGESTION RATE; SWARD; VEGETATION STRUCTURE; WEIGHT;

ANIMALIA; AVENA; AVENA FATUA; BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0036262686     PISSN: 00049409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AR99105     Document Type: Article

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