Whole-crop wheat for dairy cows: Effects of crop maturity, a silage inoculant and anenzyme added before feeding on food intake and digestibility and milk production

Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 307-318

  Sutton, J D ^a   Phipps, R H ^a   Deaville, E R ^b   Jones, A K ^a   Humphries, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ADAS BOXWORTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Digestibility; Maturity; Milk production; Whole crop wheat

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LACTOBACILLUS; LACTOBACILLUS BUCHNERI; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0036336666     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800052474     Document Type: Article

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