Effect of breed of cattle and season on diet selection and defoliation of competitive plant species in semi-natural grasslands

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 86-93

  Hessle, A ^a   Wissman, J ^a   Bertilsson, J ^b   Burstedt, E ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b The County Administrative Board in Västra Götaland   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biodiversity; Cattle; Defoliation; Diet composition; Grazing management; Semi natural grasslands

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIODIVERSITY; CATTLE; DEFOLIATION; DIET; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; PASTURE; SEDGE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

ALNUS; ALNUS GLUTINOSA; BOS; CYPERACEAE; FILIPENDULA; FILIPENDULA ULMARIA; POACEAE;

EID: 39049087136     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2007.00616.x     Document Type: Article

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