Seasonal changes of herbage quality within a New Zealand beef cattle finishing pasture

New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 265-270

  Machado, C F ^a   Morris, S T ^b   Hodgson, J ^b   Fathalla, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Beef; Energy; Herbage quality; Protein; Seasonal change

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FORAGE; PASTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AUSTRALASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; NEW ZEALAND; WORLD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 22944466380     PISSN: 00288233     EISSN: 11758775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00288233.2005.9513655     Document Type: Article

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