Effect of continuous grazing on forage quality, quantity and animal performance

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 113, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 349-355

  Pavlu V ^a   Hejcman, M ^b   Pavlu L ^c   Gaisler, J ^a   Nezerkova P ^b  

^a CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Czech Republic)

^b CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

^c Jizerske Mts Protected Landscape Area Administration   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Extensification; Grassland; Pasture; Plant species diversity; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FOOD QUALITY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA; AGROSTIS; AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS; ALOPECURUS PRATENSIS; ANIMALIA; ELYMUS REPENS; SENECIO; SENECIO OVATUS; TARAXACUM; TARAXACUM OFFICINALE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS; VERONICA; VERONICA ARVENSIS;

EID: 32144445569     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2005.10.010     Document Type: Article

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