Critical analysis of N balance experiments with lactating cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 113-122

  Spanghero, M ^a   Kowalski, Z M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0013460686     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00138-3     Document Type: Article

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