The effect of concentrate supplements differing in ruminal protein degradability on milk production and blood metabolite concentrations of dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass pasture

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 64, Issue 2-3, 2000, Pages 183-191

  O'Mara, F P ^a   Murphy, J J ^a   Rath, M ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Milk production; Perennial ryegrass; Rumen degradable protein; Supplements

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034111122     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(99)00150-5     Document Type: Article

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