Responses of herbage and cattle tail switch hair δ15value to long-term stocking rates on a rough fescue grassland

Soil Science and Plant Nutrition

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 326-333

  Li, Chunli ^a   Hao, Xiying ^a   Willms, Walter D ^a   McAllister, Tim A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADF; Grassland; Grazing; NDF; Nitrogen; Stable isotope

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FESTUCA CAMPESTRIS;

EID: 84924119455     PISSN: 00380768     EISSN: 17470765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2012.682283     Document Type: Article

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