Effects of timing of initial cutting and subsequent cutting on yields and chemical compositions of cassava hay and its supplementation on lactating dairy cows

Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1763-1769

  Hong, N T T ^a   Wanapat, M ^a,b   Wachirapakorn, C ^a,b   Pakdee, P ^a,b   Rowlinson, P ^a,c  

^a 121 Nguyen Binh Khiem Street   (Viet Nam)

^b KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cassava Hay; Concentrate; Cutting; Dairy Cows; Foliage; Milk Yield and Compositions; Rumen Environment

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA;

EID: 0344664074     PISSN: 10112367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2003.1763     Document Type: Article

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