Effects of replacing roughage with soy hulls on feeding behavior and milk production of dairy cows under hot weather conditions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 2230-2238

  Halachmi, I ^a   Maltz, E ^a   Livshin, N ^a   Antler, A ^a   Ben Ghedalia, D ^a   Miron, J ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Corn silage vs. Soy hulls; Dairy cow; Feeding behavior; Roughage neutral detergent fiber level

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3242781885     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)70043-0     Document Type: Article

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