Pasture systems to improve productivity of sheep in south-western Victoria. 1. Growth, composition, nutritive value and persistence of resown pastures

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 654-667

  Saul, Geoffrey ^a,b   Kearney, Gavin ^a,c   Borg, Dion ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b PSA Services   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIGESTIBILITY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; GRASS; GROWTH RATE; LEGUME; LIVESTOCK FARMING; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTURE; PROTEIN; SHEEP; SOIL FERTILITY;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE; OVIS ARIES; PHALARIS; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 68549098007     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA06142     Document Type: Article

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