Forage kochia (Kochia prostrata) for fall and winter grazing

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-55

  Waldron, B L ^a   Eun, J S ^b   ZoBell, D R ^b   Olson, K C ^c  

^a USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry environment; Fodder shrubs; Forage; Nutrition; Rangelands; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BASSIA PROSTRATA; BASSIA SCOPARIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; CAMELIDAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; EQUIDAE; KOCHIA; OVIS ARIES; POACEAE;

EID: 77953134404     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.01.011     Document Type: Review

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