The effect of diets on milk production and composition, and on lactation curves in pastured dairy goats

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 2604-2615

  Min, B R ^a,c   Hart, S P ^a   Sahlu, T ^a   Satter, L D ^b  

^a LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy goat; Forage; Lactation curve; Milk composition

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 22944432524     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72937-4     Document Type: Article

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