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Effect of sward height on the productivity of grass/clover and nitrogen fertilized grass swards continuously grazed by sheep

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

D. M. B. Chestnutt
D. M. B. Chestnutt
Affiliation:
Agricultural Research Institute of Northern Ireland, Hillsborough, Co. Down BT26 6DP

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Information
BSAP Occasional Publication , Volume 14: New Developments in Sheep Production , January 1990 , pp. 125 - 128
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1990

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