Dwyer, D.D. and Sims, P.L. and Pope, L.S. (1964) Preferences of Steers for Certain Native and Introduced Forage Plants. Journal of Range Management, 17 (2). pp. 83-85.
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Knowledge of an animal's preference for certain forage plants is important in planning and managing the use of range and pasture land. Palatability or animal preference is not easy to measure since so many factors affect it. There are times and conditions when a species, normally considered unpalatable, is selectively grazed by cattle. Tribe (1952) has outlined animal and nonanimal factors that may influence palatability. Springfteld and Reynolds (1951) state that succulence of forage and time of day influenced.............
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Assistant Ptofessor, and Graduate Research Assistant. Agronomy Department; and Head, Animal Husbandry Department, Respectively, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater. |
| Subjects: | Plant Production |
| Divisions: | General |
| Depositing User: | Library ICRISAT-InfoSAT |
| Date Deposited: | 31 Mar 2012 10:44 |
| Last Modified: | 31 Mar 2012 10:44 |
| Official URL: | http://www.jstor.org/stable/3895316 |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/4410 |
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