Production responses of dairy cows grazing well-managed kikuyu (Pennisetum clandestinum) pastures to energy and protein supplementation

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 763-770

  Reeves, M ^a   Fulkerson, W J ^a   Kellaway, R C ^b  

^a NSW AGRICULTURE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; FRIESIA; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS;

EID: 0030479441     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA9960763     Document Type: Article

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