Patch choice by cattle grazing tropical grass swards: A preliminary study

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 134-144

  Hirata, Masahiko ^a   Kanemaru, Emi ^a   Tobisa, Manabu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cattle; Currency; Herbage availability; Herbage quality; Patch choice; Tropical grass

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; PATCH USE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SWARD;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; EREMOCHLOA OPHIUROIDES; PASPALUM; PASPALUM NOTATUM; UNGULATA; ZOYSIA JAPONICA;

EID: 33645965611     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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