Intensive Grazing Management of Smooth Bromegrass With or Without Alfalfa or Birdsfoot Trefoil: Heifer Performance and Sward Characteristics

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-135

  Barker, J M ^a   Buskirk, D D ^a   Ritchie, H D ^a   Rust, S R ^a   Leep, R H ^a   Barclay, D J ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Birdsfoot Trefoil; Legume; Rotational Grazing; Stocking Density

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646001675     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31741-1     Document Type: Article

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