Influence of end-grazing forage residual and grazing management on lamb growth performance and crop yield from irrigated dual-purpose winter wheat

Animal Production Science

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 508-512

  Miller, D R ^a   Dean, G J ^a   Ball, P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROP YIELD; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; GROWTH RATE; SHEEP; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; TASMANIA;

OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 77953731518     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN09163     Document Type: Article

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