Environmental effects on nutritive value of equine pastures in Northern Virginia

Pferdeheilkunde

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-154

  Cubitt, Tonia A ^a,c   Burton Stoniar, W ^a   Kronfeld, David S ^a   Byrd, Bridgett M ^a   Harris, Potricia A ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WALTHAM CENTRE FOR PET NUTRITION   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Day length; Nutrition; Pasture composition; Temperature; Virginia

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE;

EID: 34547356588     PISSN: 01777726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21836/PEM20070207     Document Type: Article

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