Maize silage particle length modulates feeding patterns and milk composition in loose-housed lactating Holstein cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 124, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 33-40

  Zebeli, Q ^a,b   Ametaj, B N ^b   Junck, B ^a   Drochner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Feed intake; Feeding patterns; Maize silage; Sorting index

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 67349214955     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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