Effects of stocking density and supplement level on milk production and cheese characteristics in Brown cows grazing on mountain pasture

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 357-364

  Bovolenta, Stefano ^a   Saccà, Elena ^a   Corazzin, Mirco ^a   Gasperi, Flavia ^b   Biasioli, Franco ^b   Ventura, Walter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cheese characteristics; Dairy cow; Milk production; Milk properties; Mountain pasture

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEESE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; FEMALE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SENSATION; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BODY CONSTITUTION; CATTLE; CHEESE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; MILK; POPULATION DENSITY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSATION;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 48749117421     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029908003531     Document Type: Article

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