Grazing preferences of sheep and nutritive value of plant components in a Mitchell grass association in north-western Queensland

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Weston, E.J. and Moir, K.W. (1969) Grazing preferences of sheep and nutritive value of plant components in a Mitchell grass association in north-western Queensland. Queensland Journal of Agricultural and Animal Sciences, 26 (4). pp. 639-650.

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Merino ewes grazed over a large area of a Mitchell grass pasture even though there was abundant forage available near their water supply. They grazed only those portions of
plants or whole plants attractive at the time and showed an obvious sequence of progression from one species to another.

Item Type:	Article
Corporate Creators:	Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Keywords:	ACACIA-FARNESIANA; AGRICULTURE BRANCH; ARI; ASTRELBA-LAPPACEA; ASTRELBA-SQUARROSA; BIOCHEM; GRAZING PREFERENCES; PASTURE; SHEEP; TOORAK-SHEEP-FIELD-RESEARCH-STATION; VOL6
Subjects:	Plant culture > Field crops > Forage crops. Feed crops Animal culture > Sheep Animal culture > Rangelands. Range management. Grazing
Live Archive:	20 Feb 2024 05:17
Last Modified:	17 Apr 2024 00:09

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