Effect of feeding undegradable dietary protein on milk production of crossbred cows

Indian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 67, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 706-708

  Sampath, K T ^a,b   Prasad, C S ^a,b   Ramachandra, K S ^a,b   Sundareshan, K ^a,b   Subba Rao, A ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL DAIRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b ICAR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL NUTRITION AND PHYSIOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Crossbred cows; Fat corrected milk (FCM); Rumen degradable protein (RDP); Undegradable protein (UDP)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031484466     PISSN: 03678318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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