Free-choice grazing of native range and cool-season grasses

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 469-473

  Karn, J F ^a   Ries, R E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal behavior; Crested wheatgrass; Smooth bromegrass; Western wheatgrass

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; GRASS; RANGELAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; WEIGHT;

AGROPYRON; AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; AGROPYRON DESERTORUM; AGROPYRON SMITHII; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BROMUS; BROMUS INERMIS; BROMUS SECALINUS; PASCOPYRUM SMITHII; POACEAE;

EID: 0036382021     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003224     Document Type: Article

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