Intake characteristics of perennial ryegrass varieties when grazed by yearling beef cattle under rotational grazing management

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 157-167

  Orr, R J ^a   Cook, J E ^a   Young, K L ^a   Champion, R A ^a   Rutter, S M ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Intake rate; Perennial ryegrass; Rotational grazing; Varieties

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT;

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 19544393717     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00463.x     Document Type: Article

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