Effect of Lolium perenne sward density on productivity under simulated and actual cattle grazing

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 526-534

  Creighton, P ^a,b   Gilliland, T J ^c   Delaby, L ^d   Kennedy, E ^a   Boland, T M ^b   O'Donovan, M ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Defoliation method; DM yield; Ground score; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DEFOLIATION; DRY MATTER; FORAGE; GRASS; GRAZING; PASTURE; PERENNIAL PLANT; POPULATION DENSITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEEDING; SWARD; THRESHOLD; YIELD RESPONSE;

ANIMALIA; BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 84869079418     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00872.x     Document Type: Article

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