Effects of body condition score at calving and feeding various types of concentrate supplements to grazing dairy cows on early lactation performance

Livestock Science

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 191-202

  Stockdale, C R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body condition; Canola meal; Early lactation performance; Grazing dairy cow; Wheat

Indexed keywords

BOS; BRASSICA NAPUS; BRASSICA NAPUS VAR. NAPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 44349097620     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.10.003     Document Type: Article

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