Feed efficiency of mid-lactation dairy cows fed yeast culture during summer

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4178-4181

  Schingoethe, D J ^a   Linke, K N ^a   Kalscheur, K F ^a   Hippen, A R ^a   Rennich, D R ^a   Yoon, I ^b  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Diamond V Mills   (United States)

Author keywords

Feed efficiency; Lactating cows; Yeast culture

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 10044280201     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73561-4     Document Type: Article

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