Utilisation of N in perennial ryegrass cultivars by stall-fed lactating dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 100, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 159-168

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

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cultivar; Milk urea N; Nitrogen; Perennial ryegrass; Water soluble carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 33645885035     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livprodsci.2005.08.013     Document Type: Article

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