Energy and nitrogen metabolism in Holstein-Friesian cows during early lactation

Animal Science

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 503-514

  Sutter, F ^a   Beever, D E ^b  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Energy consumption; Lactation stage; Metabolizable energy; Protein utilization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034196022     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800051857     Document Type: Article

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