Effects of increasing days of exposure to prepartum transition diets on milk production and milk composition in dairy cows

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 86, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 341-351

  Degaris, P J ^a   Lean, I J ^a,b   Rabiee, A R ^b   Heuer, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Bovine Research Australasia   (Australia)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Milk production; Transition nutrition

Indexed keywords

FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; COHORT STUDIES; DAIRYING; FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 50249143513     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2008.00335.x     Document Type: Article

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