Performance and forage selectivity of sheep and goats co-grazing grass/forb pastures at three stocking rates

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 203-215

  Animut, G ^a,b   Goetsch, A L ^a   Aiken, G E ^c   Puchala, R ^a   Detweiler, G ^a   Krehbiel, C R ^b   Merkel, R C ^a   Sahlu, T ^a   Dawson, L J ^b   Johnson, Z B ^d   Gipson, T A ^a  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Co grazing; Goat; Mixed pastures; Sheep; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

AMBROSIA; ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; CYNODON; CYNODON DACTYLON; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SORGHUM (GENUS); SORGHUM HALEPENSE; CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM);

EID: 23444437358     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.05.015     Document Type: Article

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