A new look at energy discounts: Using published studies to calculate discounted net energy values for dairy cows fed ad libitum

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 57-70

  Robinson, P H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Discount; Net energy for lactation

Indexed keywords

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EID: 34249717221     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A06-030     Document Type: Article

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