Effect of the wild-type tall fescue endophyte on growth rate and feed consumption in nulliparous meat goat does

Small Ruminant Research

Volumn 105, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 29-32

  Browning, R ^a  

^a TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endophyte; Feed intake; Goats; Tall fescue; Weight gain

Indexed keywords

CAPRA HIRCUS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; NEOTYPHODIUM; NEOTYPHODIUM COENOPHIALUM;

EID: 84861183369     PISSN: 09214488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2011.11.025     Document Type: Article

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