Advances in pasture plant breeding for animal productivity and health

New Zealand Veterinary Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 300-310

  Woodfield, D R ^a   Easton, H S ^a  

^a AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Animal health; Animal performance; Feeding value; Forage; Genetic gain; Pasture; Plant breeding

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; ERGOVALINE; LOLITREM B; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL HEALTH; BOVIDS; CULTIVAR; ENDOPHYTE; ENERGY BALANCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC TRAIT; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GRASS; GRAZING; HERITABILITY; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT LEAF; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; POACEAE;

EID: 11344270559     PISSN: 00480169     EISSN: 11760710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00480169.2004.36446     Document Type: Article

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