Ryegrass or alfalfa silage as the dietary forage for lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1894-1901

  Broderick, G A ^a   Koegel, R G ^a   Walgenbach, R P ^a   Kraus, T J ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Deere and Co   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Ryegrass silage

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

DETERGENT;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; LOLIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; NUTRITIVE VALUE; SILAGE;

EID: 0036652031     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74264-1     Document Type: Article

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