The effect of two contrasting grazing managements and level of concentrate supplementation on the performance of grazing dairy cows

Animal Research

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 437-460

  Delaby, Luc ^a   Peyraud, Jean Louis ^a   Peccatte, Jean Rémi ^a   Foucher, Nathalie ^a   Michel, Guillaume ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Grazing management; Milk production; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0242710126     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2003030     Document Type: Article

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