Performance of lactating dairy cows fed varying levels of total mixed ration and pasture

Journal of Dairy Research

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 471-480

  Vibart, Ronaldo E ^a,c   Fellner, Vivek ^a   Burns, Joseph C ^a,b   Huntington, Gerald B ^a   Green Jr , James T ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Grazing; Intake; Partial mixed ration; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BENTONITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; GLUTEN; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; SECRETION; SILAGE; SOYBEAN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BENTONITE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CARBONATES; CATTLE; CEREALS; DAIRYING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GLUTENS; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; POTASSIUM; SEASONS; SILAGE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOYBEANS; VITAMINS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 57049167649     PISSN: 00220299     EISSN: 14697629     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022029908003361     Document Type: Article

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