Feed intake and lactation performance of dairy cows offered napiergrass supplemented with legume hay

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 179-189

  Nyambati, E M ^a,b   Sollenberger, L E ^b   Kunkle, W E ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Digestibility; Intake; Lablab; Mucuna; Napiergrass

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; LABLAB; LABLAB PURPUREUS; MUCUNA; MUCUNA PRURIENS VAR. UTILIS; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM;

EID: 0141561837     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(03)00094-0     Document Type: Article

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