Utilization and grazing distribution of cattle at 4 stocking densities

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 328-333

  Burboa Cabrera, Felix R ^a   Schacht, Walter H ^a   Anderson, Bruce E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Big bluestem; Herbage allowance; Switchgrass; Uniformity index

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING; PASTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 0041910160     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4004035     Document Type: Article

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