Forage intake and nutrient requirements of fallow weaner deer in southern Australia

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 685-692

  Ru, Y J ^a   Fischer, M ^a   Glatz, P C ^a   Wyatt, S ^a   Swanson, K ^a   Falkenberg, S ^a  

^a SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy Intake; Growth Rate; Supplementary Feeding; Sward Height; Weaner Deer

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS DAMA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; LOLIUM; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037680790     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.685     Document Type: Article

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