Milk production responses to turnips fed to dairy cows in mid lactation

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 117-123

  Moate, P J ^a   Dalley, D E ^a   Martin, K ^a   Grainger, C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BRASSICA RAPA SUBSP. RAPA; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; VERTEBRATA; VICTORIA;

EID: 0031923839     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA97101     Document Type: Article

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