Efficiencies of ryegrass and white clover herbage utilization in mixtures continuously grazed by sheep

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 388-400

  Louault, F ^a   Carrere P ^a   Soussana, J F ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; HERBAGE UTILIZATION; PASTURE; SHEEP;

LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ABIES; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 0344110312     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1997.tb02371.x     Document Type: Article

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