Evaluation of Tall Fescues for Stocker Cattle in the Gulf Coastal Plain

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 569-579

  Beck, P A ^a   Stewart, C B ^a   Gunter, S A ^b   Singh, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Barenbrug USA ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Festuca arundinacea Shreb.; Grazing; Growing cattle; Neotyphodium ceonophialum; Performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882697848     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30759-2     Document Type: Article

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