Differences in choice of diet between sheep breeds grazing mountain pastures in Norway

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 16-20

  Steinheim, G ^a   Nordheim, L A ^a   Weladji, R B ^a   Gordon, I J ^b,c   Adnoy T ^a   Holand, O ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dala; Norwegian fur sheep; Rangeland pastures; Sp l; Woody plant encroachment

Indexed keywords

CALLUNA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 20444422237     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700510009261     Document Type: Article

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