Effect of restricting silage feeding prepartum on time of calving, dystocia and stillbirth in Holstein-Friesian cows

Irish Veterinary Journal

Volumn 60, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 667-671

  Gleeson, David E ^a   O'Brien, Bernadette ^a   Mee, John F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Calving; Dairy cows; Dystocia; Silage feeding; Stillbirth

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 36148986470     PISSN: 03680762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-60-11-667     Document Type: Review

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