Seasonal patterns of diet composition, herbage intake and digestibility identify limitations to performance of weaner sheep grazing native pasture in the Falkland Islands

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 356-366

  Miller, S M ^a,b   Thompson, R P ^a  

^a Department of Agriculture ^*  (Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

^b SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Falkland Islands; Grasses; Intake; N alkanes; Sheep

Indexed keywords

DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; FALKLAND ISLANDS (MALVINAS);

AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; CORTADERIA PILOSA; CYPERACEAE; FESTUCA; LEERSIA; OVIS ARIES; POA; POACEAE;

EID: 28944436786     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00484.x     Document Type: Article

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