The effects of energy source and level of digestible undegradable protein in concentrates on silage intake and performance of lactating dairy cows offered a range of grass silages

Animal Science

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 763-777

  Keady, T W J ^a   Mayne, C S ^a,b,c   Fitzpatrick, D A ^b   Marsden, M ^d  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d AB Enzymes GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Energy sources; Grass silage; Protein intake

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0033147523     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800050797     Document Type: Article

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