The effect of incremental replacement of wheat with soya hulls in diets for Jersey cows on lactational performance, diet digestibility and feeding behaviour

Livestock Science

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 23-32

  Aikman, P C ^a   Beever, D E ^a   Humphries, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Jerseys; Milk composition; Rumination; Soya hulls

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749118690     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2006.02.011     Document Type: Article

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