Diet selection, herbage intake and liveweight gain in young sheep grazing dual-purpose wheats and sheep responses to mineral supplements

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 749-758

  Dove, H ^a   McMullen, K G ^b  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Tetany ratio

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DIET; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; GRAZING; MINERAL; SHEEP; WHEAT;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70349339208     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09009     Document Type: Article

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