Development of empirical models to describe the response in lactating dairy cattle to changes in nutrient intake as defined in terms of metabolisable energy intake

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 229-239

  Woods, V B ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^b   Gordon, F J ^a,b  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empirical models; Lactating dairy cattle; Metabolisable energy intake; Predicted milk constituent yield

Indexed keywords

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EID: 0038710866     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(02)00187-2     Document Type: Article

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