Evaluation of Hay Feeding Strategies on Feed Sorting Behavior of Dairy Heifers Fed Mock Lactation Diets

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-79

  Hoffman, P C ^a   Simson, C R ^a   Shinners, K J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Baled hay; Feed sorting; Particle size

Indexed keywords

EID: 47149106011     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)31063-9     Document Type: Article

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