Grazing management of mixed alfalfa bermudagrass pastures1
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Alfalfa Grazing Management
Grazing alfalfa with dairy or beef animals is not a common practice in California or even in the United States. Although a limited number of alfalfa acres are grazed in the humid Midwest and East, it is rare in the West, and the ruminant alfalfa forage systems throughout the United States consist of hayand haylage-based harvest methods. However, there is increased interest in grazing in North A...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Animal Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0021-8812,1525-3163
DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1856