The performance of pregnant ewes and their progeny when offered grass silage, maize silage or a maize silage/ensiled super pressed pulp mixture during late pregnancy

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-19

  O'Doherty, J V ^a   Maher, P F ^a   Crosby, T F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Maize silage; Pregnant ewes; Super pressed pulp

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; OVIS; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0005339134     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00063-8     Document Type: Article

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