Grazing methods, productivity and sustainability for sheep and beef pastures in temperate Australia

Wool Technology and Sheep Breeding

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 449-464

  Saul, G R ^a   Chapman, D F ^b  

^a Hamilton Research Institute   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing methonds; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; POACEAE; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FARMING; PRODUCTIVITY; SHEEP; SUSTAINABILITY; WOOL INDUSTRY;

EID: 0036998522     PISSN: 00437875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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