A simulation model "CTR Dairy" to predict the supply of nutrients in dairy cows managed under discontinuous feeding patterns

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 143, Issue 1-4, 2008, Pages 148-173

  Chilibroste, P ^a   Dijkstra, J ^c   Robinson, P H ^b   Tamminga, S ^c  

^a Agronomy Faculty   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Discontinuous feeding; Mechanistic; Rumen model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

BOS;

EID: 44449088404     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2007.05.009     Document Type: Article

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