Plant and vegetation preferences for a high and a moderate yielding Norwegian dairy cattle breed grazing semi-natural mountain pastures

Animal Research

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 367-387

  Sæther, Nina Hovden ^a   Sickel, Hanne ^b   Norderhaug, Ann ^c   Sickel, Morten ^d   Vangen, Odd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b Royal Norwegian Society for Development   (Norway)

^c Norwegian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN RADIATION PROTECTION AUTHORITY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing preferences; Intensive and extensive breeds; Pasture management; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33751530485     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: 16273591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2006033     Document Type: Article

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