Performance of cows and their calves creep-grazed on rhizoma perennial peanut

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 671-676

  Williams, M J ^a   Chase Jr , C C ^a   Hammond, A C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; COMPOSITION; CREEP; PROTEINS;

CREEP-GRAZING LEGUMES; DRY MATTER (DM); RHIZOMA PERENNIAL PEANUT (RPP); TROPICAL GRASSES;

AGRONOMY;

ARACHIS; ARACHIS GLABRATA; ARACHIS HYPOGAEA; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; POACEAE;

EID: 2642535417     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2004.0671     Document Type: Article

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