Performance of lactating dairy cows fed whole cottonseed coated with gelatinized starch plus urea or yeast culture

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 360-364

  Cooke, K M ^a   Bernard, J K ^a   West, J W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonseed; Starch; Urea; Yeast

Indexed keywords

BOS; MICROPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35748960542     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)72637-1     Document Type: Article

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