Energy and protein supplementation of lactating dairy cows offered urea treated whole-crop wheat as the sole forage

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 177-193

  Hill, J ^a   Leaver, J D ^b  

^a ANGLIA RUSKIN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentrates; Forage; Lactating cows; Whole crop wheat

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033486176     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(99)00106-6     Document Type: Article

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