Meeting water requirements of cattle on the Canadian prairies

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-86

  Veira, Douglas M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Riparian; Water quality

Indexed keywords

BOS; CYANOBACTERIA;

EID: 34347234712     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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