In vitro digestibility of forages by coexisting deer species in Texas

Texas Journal of Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 175-182

  Demarais, Stephen ^a   Jackley, James J ^b   Strickland, Bronson K ^a   Varner, Larry W ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; CERVUS; CERVUS DAMA; CERVUS NIPPON; DAMA; HILARIA BELANGERI; NASSELLA LEUCOTRICHA; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS; PROSOPIS; QUERCUS; QUERCUS FUSIFORMIS; QUERCUS VIRGINIANA; STIPA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0345016317     PISSN: 00404403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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