Effects of level of concentrate supplementation on grazing behaviour and performance by lactating dairy cows grazing continuously stocked grass swards

Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 319-335

  Gibb, Malcolm J ^a   Huckle, C A ^a   Nuthall, R ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cows; Grazing; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0036333002     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800052486     Document Type: Article

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