REVIEW: The Interaction of Diurnal Grazing Pattern, Ruminal Metabolism, Nutrient Supply, and Management in Cattle

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-318

  Gregorini, P ^a   Gunter, S A ^b   Beck, P A ^b   Soder, K J ^a   Tamminga, S ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cattle; Grazing behavior; Nutrient supply; Pasture; Ruminal metabolism

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349278841     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30861-5     Document Type: Article

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