Productivity and hay requirements of beef cattle in a Midwestern year-round grazing system

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2503-2515

  Janovick, N A ^a,b   Russell, J R ^a,c   Strohbehn, D R ^a   Morrical, D G ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c 337 Kildee Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cows; Grazing; Rotational Stocking; Stockpiled Forage

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BROMUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; DACTYLIS; LOTUS; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; ORNITHOPUS PERPUSILLUS; SCHEDONORUS ARUNDINACEUS; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4243051528     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.8282503x     Document Type: Article

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