Effects of physical form of a starter for dairy replacement calves on feed intake and performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3028-3033

  Bach, A ^a,b   Gimenez A ^c   Juaristi, J L ^c   Ahedo, J ^c  

^a INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

^b IRTA   (Spain)

^c Rancho Las Nieves   (Spain)

Author keywords

Average daily gain; Calf; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; NEWBORN; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOMIZATION; TIME; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; WEANING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34547660695     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-761     Document Type: Article

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