Strategic Supplementation with a High-Quality Feed Block on Roughage Intake, Milk Yield and Composition, and Economic Return in Lactating Dairy Cows

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 901-903

  Wanapat, M ^a   Petlum, A ^a   Pimpa, O ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dairy Cattle; Economic Return; High Quality Feed Block; Intake; Milk Yield and Composition; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BRACHIARIA; FRIESIA; UROCHLOA BRIZANTHA;

EID: 0033408760     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.1999.901     Document Type: Article

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