Sustainable intensification of cultivated pastures using multiple herbivore species
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Sustainable intensification of cultivated pastures using multiple herbivore species James P Muir, William D Pitman, Jamie L Foster & José C Dubeux Jr a Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Stephenville, TX, USA b Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Hill Farm Station, Homer, LA, USA c Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Corpus Cristi, Beeville, TX, USA d North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, Marianna, FL, USA Published online: 26 May 2015.
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