Dairy cattle husbandry and red deer utilization of a summer range in the Central Italian Alps

Mountain Research and Development

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 161-168

  Mattiello, Silvana ^a   Redaelli, Walter ^b   Crimella, Miro C ^a   Carenzi, Corrado ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Hunting Management Committee   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alps; Cattle husbandry; Fecal pellet count; Grazing; Italy; Red deer

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DEER; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MOUNTAIN REGION; SUMMER;

ALPS; ITALY;

BOS TAURUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS ELAPHUS; UNGULATA;

EID: 0042701931     PISSN: 02764741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1659/0276-4741(2003)023[0161:DCHARD]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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