Behavioral factors in rotational grazing systems

Rangelands

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 20-25

  Brunson, Mark W ^a   Burritt, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CATTLE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; RANCHING;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 72849128249     PISSN: 01900528     EISSN: 1551501X     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: 10.2111/1551-501X-31.5.20     Document Type: Article

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