Supplementary feeding with grain improves the performance of sheep grazing saltbush (Atriplex nummularia) in autumn

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 912-917

  Franklin McEvoy, J ^a,b   Bellotti, W D ^a,b   Revell, D K ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CRC for Plant Based Management of Dryland Salinity ^*  (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTUMN; BARLEY; ENERGY BALANCE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; GROWTH RESPONSE; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; OPTIMIZATION; PASTURE; PROTEIN; SHEEP; STRAW; WOOL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; ATRIPLEX; ATRIPLEX NUMMULARIA; HORDEUM; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE; SARCOBATUS VERMICULATUS;

EID: 34447567327     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06149     Document Type: Article

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