Integrating dual-purpose wheat and canola into high-rainfall livestock systems in south-eastern Australia. 2. Pasture and livestock production

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 377-389

  Dove, H ^a   Kirkegaard, J A ^a   Kelman, W M ^a   Sprague, S J ^a   McDonald, S E ^a   Graham, J M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

crop grazing; crop livestock integration; sheep grazing days; weight gain; winter feed gap

Indexed keywords

CANOLA; FORAGE; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; LOW TEMPERATURE; PASTURE; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA;

BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84926322021     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14201     Document Type: Article

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