Energy balance and reproduction on dairy cows fed to achieve low or high milk production on a pasture-based system

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 3896-3907

  Pedernera, M ^a   Garcia S C ^a   Horagadoga, A ^a   Barchia, I ^b   Fulkerson, W J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Energy balance; Milk production; Pasture based system; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 54049083839     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1098     Document Type: Article

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