Steer diets in a montane riparian community

Journal of Range Management

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 546-552

  Pelster, Andrew J ^a   Evans, Steven ^b   Leininger, Wayne C ^c   Trlica, M J ^c   Clary, Warren P ^d  

^a City of Boulder Open Space and Mountain Parks   (United States)

^b Colorado State University ^*  (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d Rocky Mountain Research Station   (United States)

Author keywords

Carex spp.; Grazing management; Salix spp.; Seasonal cattle diets; Stubble height; Utilization

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWING SEASON; RIPARIAN VEGETATION;

CAREX; SALIX;

EID: 15944426747     PISSN: 0022409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/4003986     Document Type: Article

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