Steer performance, intake, and Digesta Kinetics of Switchgrass at three forage masses

Agronomy Journal

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 337-350

  Burns, J C ^a   Fisher, D S ^b   Pond, K R ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 79952759150     PISSN: 00021962     EISSN: 14350645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/agronj2010.0357     Document Type: Article

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