Grazing behaviour and performance of lactating suckler cows, ewes and goats on partially improved heathlands

Grazing behaviour and performance of lactating suckler cows, ewes and goats on partially improved heathlands

The foraging behaviour (grazing time and diet composition), live-weight (LW) changes and parasitic infection (faecal egg counts of gastrointestinal nematodes) of 12 beef cows, 84 ewes and 84 goats suckling their offspring, managed in mixed grazing on heathlands with 24% of improved pasture of perenn...

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Main Authors: R. Celaya, R. Benavides, U. García, L.M.M. Ferreira, I. Ferre, A. Martínez, L.M. Ortega-Mora, K. Osoro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
Subjects:
domestic ruminants
gastrointestinal nematode
grazing
live weight
marginal land
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108003224

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