The effect of concentrate type and supplementary lactic acid or soya oil on milk production characteristics in dairy cows offered grass silages of contrasting fermentation type

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-198

  Doherty, J G ^a   Mayne, C S ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Grass silage; Lactic acid; Production; Soyabean oils

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030123784     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S135772980001448X     Document Type: Article

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