Effects of barley silage chop length on productivity and rumen conditions of lactating dairy cows fed a total mixed ration

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 2987-2996

  Einarson, M S ^a   Plaizier, J C ^a   Wittenberg, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley silage; Chop length; Dairy cow; Physically effective neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

EID: 4544227190     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73430-X     Document Type: Article

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