Effect of increasing digestible undegraded protein supply to dairy cows in late gestation on the yield and composition of milk during the subsequent lactation

Animal Science

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 201-213

  Moorby, J M ^a,c   Dewhurst, R J ^a,c   Marsden, S ^b  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dalgety Agriculture Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dry period; Milk production; Milk protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011606667     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800014752     Document Type: Article

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