Effects of crop maturity and cutting height on the nutritive value of fermented whole crop wheat and milk production in dairy cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 81, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 257-269

  Sinclair, L A ^a   Wilkinson, R G ^a   Ferguson, D M R ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Digestibility; Fermented whole crop wheat; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LAMB; OVIS ARIES; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 0038284995     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00261-0     Document Type: Article

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