Effects of extruded corn on milk yield and composition and blood parameters in lactating dairy cows

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2005, Pages 166-168

  Corato, Adolfo ^a   Segato, Severino ^a   Andrighetto, Igino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corn extrusion; Dairy cows; Milk quality; Plasma parameters

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33645758004     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2005.3s.166     Document Type: Conference Paper

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