Factors affecting the intake of grass silage by cattle and prediction of silage intake

Animal Science

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 115-127

  Steen, R W J ^a,b,c   Gordon, F J ^a,b,c   Dawson, L E R ^a   Park, R S ^b   Mayne, C S ^a,b,c   Agnew, R E ^a,b   Kilpatrick, D J ^b,c   Porter, M G ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dept of Agric for Northern Ireland ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Food intake; Grass silage

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031994607     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800008894     Document Type: Article

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