Diet Check - A tactical decision support tool for feeding decisions with grazing dairy cows

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 177-194

  Heard, J W ^a   Cohen, D C ^b   Doyle, P T ^a   Wales, W J ^a   Stockdale, C R ^a  

^a Prim Indust Res Victoria Kyabram   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crude protein; Dairy cows; Grazing; Marginal responses in milk production; Metabolisable energy; Neutral detergent fibre; Pasture intake; Substitution

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; VICTORIA;

EID: 1042301907     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2003.10.012     Document Type: Article

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