The effects of ensiling on dry-matter intake and milk production by lactating dairy cattle given forage as the sole feed

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 131-141

  Keady, T W J ^a,b   Murphy, J J ^a   Harrington, D ^a  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0030391231     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.1996.tb02047.x     Document Type: Article

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