Effects of pre-feeding of a corn silage-based supplement on the feed intake, milk production and nitrogen utilization of grazing dairy cows

Animal Science Journal

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 453-460

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

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Grazing; Nitrogen utilization; Timing of supplementation

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 28144452522     PISSN: 13443941     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2005.00290.x     Document Type: Article

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