Evaluation of low-moisture blocks and conventional dry mixes for supplementing minerals and modifying cattle grazing patterns

Rangeland Ecology and Management

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 54-64

  Bailey, Derek W ^a,c   Welling, G Robert ^b,c  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ridley Block Operations   (United States)

^c MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Distribution; Feed blocks; Foraging behavior; Supplement; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

BIOTELEMETRY; CATTLE; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GPS; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HAY; NUTRIENT; PROTEIN; RANGELAND;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BOS;

EID: 33846908823     PISSN: 15507424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/05-138R1.1     Document Type: Article

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