Economic and environmental impact of four levels of concentrate supplementation in grazing dairy herds

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 2560-2572

  Soder, K J ^a   Rotz, C A ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Economic; Grazing; Model; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HOUSING; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMAL NUTRITION; CATTLE; CLIMATE; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HOUSING, ANIMAL; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; SEASONS;

EID: 0035512507     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74709-1     Document Type: Article

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