Productivity of grazing Holstein cows in Atlantic Canada

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1331-1338

  Fredeen, A H ^a   Astatkie, T ^a   Jannasch, R W ^a   Martin, R C ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confinement housing; Management intensive grazing; Pasture profitability

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; DAIRYING; DIETARY FIBER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CANADA; CATTLE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; LACTATION; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036562848     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74198-2     Document Type: Article

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