Climate change and cattle nutritional stress

Global Change Biology

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 2901-2911

  Craine, Joseph M ^a   Elmore, Andrew J ^b   Olson, K C ^a   Tolleson, Doug ^c,d  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Climate; Digestible organic matter; Grazing; Protein

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CLIMATE CHANGE; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING; LAND MANAGEMENT; ORGANIC MATTER; PROTEIN; TEMPERATURE ANOMALY;

UNITED STATES;

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EID: 77956253017     PISSN: 13541013     EISSN: 13652486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2009.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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