Differences in grazing behaviour between a high and a moderate yielding Norwegian dairy cattle breed grazing semi-natural mountain grasslands

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica A: Animal Sciences

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-98

  Sæther, Nina H ^a   Bøe, Knut E ^a   Vangen, Odd ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breed differences; Cattle; Extensive pastures; Grazing behaviour; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33751573070     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700600917875     Document Type: Article

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