Management of grasslands in intensive dairy livestock farming

Livestock Production Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 61-73

  Kristensen, Troels ^a   Søegaard, Karen ^a   Kristensen, Ib Sillebak ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

Author keywords

AMS; Dairy production system; Grassland research; Legumes; Pasture; Supplement feeding

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 24644442849     PISSN: 03016226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.05.024     Document Type: Conference Paper

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