The response of dairy cows of high genetic merit to increasing proportion of concentrate in the diet with a high and medium feed value silage

Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 136, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 319-329

  Ferris, C P ^a   Gordon, F J ^a   Patterson, D C ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^b   Mayne, C S ^a   McCoy, M A ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0035002531     PISSN: 00218596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002185960100870X     Document Type: Article

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