Effect of structure of a tropical pasture on ingestive behaviour, digestibility of diet and daily intake by grazing cattle

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 44-54

  Boval, M ^a,c   Fanchone, A ^a   Archimede H ^a   Gibb, M J ^b  

^a Unite de Recherches Zootechniques Pointe a Pitre   (Guadeloupe)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing behaviour; In vivo digestibility; Intake; Tropical sward structure

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; HERBARIUM; ORGANIC MATTER; PASTURE;

BOS; DICHANTHIUM;

EID: 33846926603     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00560.x     Document Type: Article

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