Effects of concentrate feeding strategy on the performance of dairy cows housed in a free stall barn

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 173-181

  Yrjanen S ^a   Kaustell, K ^a   Kangasniemi, R ^a   Sariola, J ^a   Khalili, H ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Concentrate feeding; Dairy cattle; Feed intake; Loose housing; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0037947672     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00276-2     Document Type: Article

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