Factors affecting the management of cattle grazing distribution in northern Australia: Preliminary observations on the effect of paddock size and water points

Rangeland Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 169-179

  Hunt, L P ^a   Petty, S ^b   Cowley, R ^c   Fisher, A ^d   Ash, A J ^a   MacDonald, N ^c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Heytesbury Beef   (Australia)

^c Department of Primary Industry Fisheries and Mines ^*  (Australia)

^d ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE SUPERVISING SCIENTIST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Foraging behaviour; Home range; Patch grazing; Sustainability; Tropical savannas

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 36249022098     PISSN: 10369872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RJ07029     Document Type: Article

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