Integrating diverse forage sources reduces feed gaps on mixed crop-livestock farms
Highly variable climates induce large variability in the supply of forage for livestock and so farmers must manage their livestock systems to reduce the risk of feed gaps (i.e. periods when livestock feed demand exceeds forage supply). However, mixed crop-livestock farmers can utilise a range of fee...
Main Authors: | L.W. Bell, A.D. Moore, D.T. Thomas |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731117003196 |
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