Hedges and woody strips browsing by cattle on pasture in Wallonia, Belgium ; Broutage des haies et bandes boisées par des bovins sur parcours en Wallonie, Belgique
peer reviewed ; Agri-environmental measures promote woody hedges along meadows in Wallonia, raising the interest in tree and shrub as forage in intensive mixed dairy temperate production systems. This study aimed at (1) determining the influence of an access to hedges on the grazing behavior of young cattle and (2) assessing the fermentation characteristics of woody species promoted in Wallonia. Twelve heifers, divided in two groups, were set to graze a ryegrass and white clover-based pasture in May 2012. The first group had access to a hedge composed of 12 temperate tree and shrub species, an... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | conference paper |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2013 |
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New South Wales Departement of Primary Industry
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Schlagwörter: | sylvopastoralism / ruminants / grazing behaviour / fermentation / feeding value / Life sciences / Phytobiology (plant sciences / forestry / mycology.) / Animal production & animal husbandry / Sciences du vivant / Biologie végétale (sciences végétales / sylviculture / mycologie.) / Productions animales & zootechnie |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-28542205 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | https://orbi.uliege.be/handle/2268/156506 |