Effect of increasing doses of a microencapsulated blend of essential oils on performance of lactating primiparous dairy cows

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 153, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Spanghero, M ^a   Robinson, P H ^b   Zanfi, C ^a   Fabbro, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Milk yield; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68249090322     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2009.06.004     Document Type: Article

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