Effect of cattle grazing a species-rich mountain pasture under different stocking rates on the dynamics of diet selection and sward structure

Animal

Volumn 1, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1042-1052

  Dumont, B ^a   Garel, J P ^b   Ginane, C ^a   Decuq, F ^a   Farruggia, A ^a   Pradel, P ^b   Rigolot, C ^a,b   Petit, M ^a  

^a UMR1213 HERBIVORES   (France)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Foraging; Global positioning system; Grazing intensity; Patch grazing; Seasons

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HEALTH; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CATTLE FARMING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD QUALITY; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HEIFER; HERBAGE; LEGUME; NONHUMAN; PASTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES RICHNESS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 34547793062     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731107000250     Document Type: Article

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