Allocating forage to fall-calving cow-calf pairs strip-grazing stockpiled tall fescue

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 780-789

  Curtis, L E ^a   Kallenbach, R L ^a   Roberts, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Fall calving; Forage allocation; Stockpiled tall fescue

Indexed keywords

RAIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; MALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; MALE; PREGNANCY; RAIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA;

EID: 40949132157     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0525     Document Type: Article

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