The effect of concentrate feed level on the response of lactating dairy cows to a constant proportion of fodder beet inclusion in a grass silage-based diet

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-27

  Ferris, C P ^a   Patterson, D C ^a   Gordon, F J ^a   Kilpatrick, D J ^a  

^a AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Fodder beet; Milk production

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; FODDER; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0042349242     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2494.2003.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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