Management targets for maximising the short-term herbage intake rate of cattle grazing in Sorghum bicolor

Livestock Science

Volumn 145, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 205-211

  Fonseca, L ^a   Mezzalira, J C ^a   Bremm, C ^a   Filho, R S A ^b   Gonda, H L ^c   Carvalho, P C de F ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b SANTA CATARINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c National University of Central State of Buenos Aires   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Canopy height; Grazing down; Sward structure

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 84858156051     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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