Performance and grazing behaviour of Churra Tensina sheep stocked under different management systems during lactation on Spanish mountain pastures

Livestock Science

Volumn 107, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 152-161

  Alvarez Rodriguez, J ^a   Sanz, A ^a   Delfa, R ^a   Revilla, R ^a   Joy, M ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ewe; Grazing behaviour; Lamb; Local breed; Management

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; RATTUS;

EID: 33847206090     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.09.011     Document Type: Article

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