The effects of processed, urea-treated whole-crop wheat or maize silage and supplementation of whole-crop wheat on the performance of dairy cows

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Sinclair, L A ^a   Jackson, M A ^a   Huntington, J A ^a   Readman, R J ^a  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Maize silage; Milk production; Processed whole crop wheat

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 23144463212     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2004.10.013     Document Type: Article

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