The relationship between level of sward height reduction in a rotationally grazed sward and short-term intake rates of dairy cows

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 116-126

  McGilloway, D A ^a   Cushnahan, A ^b   Laidlaw, A S ^c   Mayne, C S ^c   Kilpatrick, D J ^d  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b Greenmount College of Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033150185     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.1999.00158.x     Document Type: Article

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