Nutrient utilisation and energy balance associated with two contrasting winter milk production systems for high genetic merit autumn calving dairy cows

Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 55-70

  Ferris, Conrad P ^a   McCoy, M A ^a   Lennox, S D ^a   Catney, D C ^a   Gordon, F J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow systems; Energy balance; Nutrient utilisation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035981999     PISSN: 07916833     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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