Temporal variations of herbage production and nutritive value of three grasslands at different elevation zones regarding grazing needs and welfare of ruminants

Koidou, Maria; Mountousis, Ioannis; Dotas, Vassilios; Zagorakis, Konstantinos; Yiakoulaki, Maria

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/aab-62-215-2019

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17 Apr 2019

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Temporal variations of herbage production and nutritive value of three grasslands at different elevation zones regarding grazing needs and welfare of ruminants

Maria Koidou, Ioannis Mountousis, Vassilios Dotas, Konstantinos Zagorakis, and Maria Yiakoulaki

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