Water intake by dairy cows selected for high or low milk-fat percentage when fed two forage to concentrate ratios with hay or silage

Swedish Journal of Agricultural Research

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 167-176

  Dahlborn, Kristina ^a   Åkerlind, Maria ^a   Gustafson, Gunnela ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fluid balance; Milk osmolality; Milk serum; Milk fat percentage; Urine

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002161581     PISSN: 00492701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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