Comparison of energy evaluation systems for dairy cow feeds

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 255-266

  Kaustell, K ^a   Tuori, M ^b   Huhtanen, P ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Energy; Feed evaluation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0343895356     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-6226(97)00054-7     Document Type: Article

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