Sheep grazing bladder clover (Trifolium spumosum L.) had similar productivity and meat quality to sheep grazing subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.)

Animal Production Science

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 209-216

  Norman, Hayley C ^a,b   Loi, Angelo ^c   Wilmot, Matt G ^a   Rintoul, Allan J ^a   Nutt, Bradley J ^c   Revell, Clinton K ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

coumarin; forage quality; grassland management; pasture improvement.

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; FORAGE; GRASSLAND; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIVESTOCK FARMING; MEAT; NEW SPECIES; PASTURE; SEASONALITY; SHEEP; WOOL;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM SPUMOSUM; TRIFOLIUM SUBTERRANEUM;

EID: 84873459582     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12185     Document Type: Article

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