Small effects of deferment of annual pastures through grazing spring wheat crops in Western Australia can benefit livestock productivity

Crop and Pasture Science

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 410-417

  Thomas, Dean T ^a,c   Moore, Andrew D ^a   Norman, Hayley C ^a,c   Revell, Clinton K ^b,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

crop grazing; dual purpose crop; sheep; simulation model; spelling; winter feed gap

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; CEREAL; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PASTURE; RAINFED AGRICULTURE; WHEAT;

AUSTRALIA; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84926339764     PISSN: 18360947     EISSN: 18365795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/CP14090     Document Type: Article

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