The effect of dietary protein level during the pre-pubertal period of growth on mammary gland development and subsequent milk production in Friesian heifers

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 235-243

  Dobos, R C ^a,c   Nandra, K S ^a   Riley, K ^a   Fulkerson, W J ^a   Lean, I J ^b   Kellaway, R C ^a  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b Bovine Research Australasia   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dietary protein; Heifers; Mammary gland development; Milk production; Rumen escape protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003196025     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00137-2     Document Type: Article

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