Short-term foraging dynamics of cattle grazing swards with different canopy structures

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 3817-3824

  Gregorini, P ^a   Gunter, S A ^b   Beck, P A ^a   Caldwell, J ^a   Bowman, M T ^a   Coblentz, W K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Herbage intake; Steer; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; TREE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOVEMENT; TREES;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 70350257980     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2094     Document Type: Article

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