Impacts of grazing management options on pasture and animal productivity in a Heteropogon contortus (black speargrass) pasture in central Queensland. 3. Diet composition in autumn

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 276-283

  Hendricksen, R E ^a   Myles, D J ^a   Reid, D J ^a   Orr, D M ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Burning; Heteropogon contortus pastures; Legume oversowing; Oesophageal fistula; Selection indices; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; ARTIFICIAL DIET; BIOMASS BURNING; DIET; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LEGUME; PASTURE; RAINFALL; SEDGE; STOCKING DENSITY; TUSSOCK GRASSLAND;

ANIMALIA; BOTHRIOCHLOA BLADHII; CAREX; CHLORIS DIVARICATA; CHRYSOPOGON FALLAX; ERAGROSTIS; FISTULA; HETEROPOGON CONTORTUS; PIPTOCHAETIUM; POACEAE; STYLOSANTHES SCABRA;

EID: 77949413977     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09090     Document Type: Article

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