Effects of supplementary corn silage on the feed intake and milk production of time-restricted grazing dairy cows

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-337

  Mitani, Tomohiro ^a   Takahashi, Makoto ^a   Ueda, Koichiro ^a   Nakatsuji, Hiroki ^a   Kondo, Seiji ^a   Okubo, Masahiko ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Feed intake; Grazing; Milk production; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28144436875     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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