Energy evaluation of fresh grass in the diets of lactating dairy cows

Netherlands Journal of Agricultural Science

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 67-81

  Bruinenberg, M H ^a,b   Zom, R L G ^b   Valk, H ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Feed evaluation; Grass based diets; Ruminant nutrition

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DIET; GRASS; LACTATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 0036948170     PISSN: 00282928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1573-5214(02)80004-5     Document Type: Article

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