Dry matter intake, digestibility and milk yield by Friesian cows fed two Napier grass varieties

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 516-521

  Gwayumba, W ^a   Christensen, D A ^a   McKinnon, J J ^a   Yu, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Friesian Cows; Intake; Lactation; Napier Grass

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; POACEAE;

EID: 0035982845     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2002.516     Document Type: Article

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