Grazing studies of a Hyparrhenia hirta (Coolatai grass) pasture in northern New South Wales

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1603-1611

  Lodge, G M ^a   McCormick, L H ^a   Harden, S ^a  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Degradation; Forage quality; Herbage mass; Persistence; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

HYPARRHENIA HIRTA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 31044451843     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04086     Document Type: Article

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