Factors affecting pasture intake and total dry matter intake in grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2301-2309

  Vazquez, O P ^a   Smith, T R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Grazing; Intake; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

DETERGENT; LIPID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEGUME; MEDICINAL PLANT; META ANALYSIS; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FABACEAE; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MILK; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POACEAE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034305274     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75117-4     Document Type: Article

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