The effect of level and type of supplement offered to grazing dairy cows on herbage intake, animal performance and rumen fermentation characteristics

Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 439-454

  Sayers, H J ^a,c   Mayne, C S ^a,d   Bartram, C G ^b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b Dalgety Farming Solutions   (United Kingdom)

^c Sperrin House ^*  (United Kingdom)

^d QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Rumen fermentation; Supplementary feeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 0038124270     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800058653     Document Type: Article

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