The effects of incorporating small quantities of straw in grass/grass silage-based diets for dairy cows

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 146-158

  Ferris, C P ^a   Patterson, D C ^a   Gordon, F J ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034213982     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2000.00208.x     Document Type: Article

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