Effect of replacing time available for grazing with time available for eating maize silage and soyabean meal on milk yield and feeding behaviour in dairy cows

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-330

  Hernandez Mendo, O ^a   Leaver, J D ^b,c  

^a Estadística E Informática   (Mexico)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concentrate; Dairy cows; Feeding behaviour; Grazing; Maize silage; Milk yield; Sward height

Indexed keywords

DAIRY FARMING; DRY MATTER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INTAKE; GRAZING; MILK PRODUCTION; SILAGE;

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 10344244525     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2004.00434.x     Document Type: Article

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