Milk Production of Holstein Heifers Fed Either Alfalfa or Corn Silage Diets at Two Rates of Daily Gain

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 756-764

  Waldo, D R ^a   Capuco, A V ^a   Rexroad Jr , C E ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Component production; Growth diet; Heifer growth; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032019925     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75632-2     Document Type: Article

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