Effects of wet brewers grains on milk yield, milk composition and blood components of dairy cows in hot weather

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 175-181

  Belibasakis, N G ^a   Tsirgogianni, D ^b  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b Department of Radiology   (Greece)

Author keywords

Brewer's wet grains; Cattle Dairy; Milk

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; GLYCINE MAX; PHASEOLUS (ANGIOSPERM); TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0039564494     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0377-8401(95)00860-8     Document Type: Article

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