Evaluation of a remote drafting system for regulating sheep access to supplement

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 248-252

  Bowen, M K ^a   Pepper, P M ^a   McPhie, R C ^a   Winter, M R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auto drafting; Precision nutrition; Rangeland

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE AGRICULTURE; DICOTYLEDON; DRY SEASON; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRASS; GRAZING; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RESPONSE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PASTURE; RANGELAND; SHEEP; SOLAR POWER; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATERING POINT; WEIGHT;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; QUEENSLAND;

ASTREBLA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 62549149492     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA08161     Document Type: Article

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