The relationship between milk production potential and herbage intake of grazing dairy cows

Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 343-354

  Butler, S T ^a   Stakelum, G K ^a   Murphy, J J ^a   Delaby, L ^b   Rath, M ^c   O'Mara, F P ^c  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Food intake; Grazing; Milk producion

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA;

EID: 0141475633     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1357729800059087     Document Type: Article

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