Feed bunk length requirements for Holstein dairy heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-109

  Longenbach, J I ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a   Graves, R E ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Feed bunk length; Heifers

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRYING; EATING; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CATTLE; DAIRYING; EATING; FEMALE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0032603394     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75214-8     Document Type: Article

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