Effects of supplementation of dairy cattle with fish oil on silage intake, milk yield and milk composition

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 137-153

  Keady, Timothy W J ^a   Mayne, C Sinclair ^a,b,c   Fitzpatrick, Deirdre A ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATLANTIC OCEAN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DAIRY COW; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET; DIGESTIBILITY; FEED ADDITIVE; FISH OIL; HERRING; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; MACKEREL; MILK FAT; MILK PROTEIN; MILK YIELD; PROTEIN CONTENT;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; EATING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; SILAGE;

EID: 0034065062     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029900004180     Document Type: Article

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