Effect of time of initial grazing date and subsequent stocking rate on pasture production and dairy cow performance

Animal Research

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 489-502

  O'Donovan, Michael ^a   Delaby, Luc ^b   Peyraud, Jean Louis ^b  

^a TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^b CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Spring grazing; Stocking rate; Turnout

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 14744271137     PISSN: 16273583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/animres:2004036     Document Type: Article

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