Effect of draught force and diet on dry-matter intake, milk production and live-weight change in non-pregnant and pregnant cows

Animal Science

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 225-231

  Zerbini, E ^a   Wold, A G ^b   Demissie, D ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^b ETHIOPIAN INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Cows; Draught animals; Food intake; Live weight; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030123834     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800014521     Document Type: Article

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