Characterization of bovine feces spatial distribution in a Brachiaria decumbens pasture;Caracterização da distribuição espacial das fezes por bovinos em uma pastagem de Brachiaria decumbens

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 787-794

  Braz, Sérgio Pereira ^a   Do Nascimento Jr , Domicio ^b   Cantarutti, Reinaldo Bertola ^a   Martins, Carlos Eugênio ^c   Miranda Da Fonseca, Dilermando ^b   Barbosa, Rodrigo Amorim ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

^b Departamento de Zootecnia   (Brazil)

^c EMBRAPA CERRADOS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Morisita index; Negative binomial; Poisson

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; BRACHIARIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 2142653163     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1516-35982003000400002     Document Type: Article

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