Performance and meat quality of native and continental cross steers grazing improved upland pasture or semi-natural rough grazing

Livestock Science

Volumn 123, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 70-82

  Fraser, M D ^a   Davies, D A ^a   Vale, J E ^a   Nute, G R ^b   Hallett, K G ^b   Richardson, R I ^b   Wright, I A ^c  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Beef; Breed; Cattle; Grassland; Molinia caerulea

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MOLINIA CAERULEA; TRIFOLIUM;

EID: 67349086220     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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