Parasite dilution improves lamb growth more than does the complementarity of forage niches in a mesic pasture grazed by sheep and cattle

Agroecological practices can improve the functioning of livestock farming systems by optimizing their underlying biological processes. Sheep/cattle mixed-grazing is an example of such a practice in which sheep grazing with cattle can achieve a higher liveweight gain (LWG), than sheep grazing alone....

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Published in:	Frontiers in Animal Science
Main Authors:	Frédéric Joly, Priscilla Note, Marc Barbet, Philippe Jacquiet, Sandrine Faure, Marc Benoit, Bertrand Dumont
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Subjects:	grassland health management strongyle (nematodes) diet selection diet quality
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fanim.2022.997815/full