Effects of perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) cultivars on herbage production, nutritional quality and herbage intake of grazing dairy cows

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 297-309

  Smit, H J ^a   Tas, B M ^a   Taweel, H Z ^a   Tamminga, S ^a   Elgersma, A ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Crown rust; Dairy cows; Grass breeding objectives; Herbage intake; Lolium perenne cultivars; Varieties

Indexed keywords

CULTIVAR; DAIRY FARMING; FOOD INTAKE; GRASS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PASTURE; PRODUCTIVITY;

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE; PUCCINIA CORONATA;

EID: 28344451430     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2005.00480.x     Document Type: Article

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