Performance and Economic Returns of Stocker Cattle on Tallgrass Prairie Under Different Grazing Management Strategies

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 416-423

  Phillips, W A ^a   Northup, B K ^a   Mayeux, H S ^a   Daniel, J A ^a  

^a USDA ARS GRAZINGLANDS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crude Protein; Intensive Early Stocking; Seasonal Grazing; Supplementation; Tallgrass Prairie; Weight Gain

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008234047     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31452-2     Document Type: Article

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