Weather, herbage quality and milk production in pastoral systems. 2. Temporal patterns and intra-relationships in herbage quality and mineral concentration parameters

Animal Production Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 200-210

  Roche, J R ^a   Turner, L R ^c   Lee, J M ^a   Edmeades, D C ^d   Donaghy, D J ^c   Macdonald, K A ^a   Penno, J W ^a,b   Berry, D P ^e  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

^b SYNLAIT LTD   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^d agKnowledge Ltd   (New Zealand)

^e TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CALCIUM; COPPER; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTORALISM; PASTURE; TEMPORAL VARIATION; ZINC;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 62549125045     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA07308     Document Type: Article

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