Dietary preferences of cows offered choices between white clover and 'high sugar' and 'typical' perennial ryegrass cultivars

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1579-1587

  Francis, S A ^a   Chapman, D F ^b   Doyle, P T ^a   Leury, B J ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Grazing behaviour; Intake responses; Nutritive characteristics; Water soluble carbohydrates

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR BY FOOD OR NUTRITIONAL SOURCE; GRAZING; LIVESTOCK FARMING;

LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 33751017093     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04085     Document Type: Article

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