Production of dairy cows fed whole-crop cereals or ryegrass silages supplemented with a fixed amount of concentrate

Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica - Section A: Animal Science

Volumn 55, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 116-119

  Cabrita, A R J ^a   Abreu, J M F ^a   Miranda, M F S ^b   Cerca, M ^c   Pinto, C ^c   Lopes, Z M C ^b   Fonseca, A J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b Ministero da Agricultura do Desenvolvimento Rural e das Pescas Portugal   (Portugal)

^c INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 28844438463     PISSN: 09064702     EISSN: 16511972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09064700500393532     Document Type: Article

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