The effect of early-lactation feeding strategy on the lactation performance of spring-calving dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 3060-3070

  Kennedy, E ^a,b   O'Donovan, M ^a   O'Mara, F P ^b,d   Murphy, J P ^a   Delaby, L ^c  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b Faculty of Agriculture   (Ireland)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Concentrate; Dairy cow; Grazing; Herbage allowance

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; FRIESIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; TIME; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 34547669304     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-579     Document Type: Article

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