Allocation of feed based on individual dairy cow live weight changes. II: Effect on milk production

Livestock Science

Volumn 126, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 273-285

  Bossen, Dorte ^a,b   Weisbjerg, Martin Riis ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b Dansk Landbrugsradgivning   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Automatic milking; Danish Red; Feeding strategies; Holstein; Jersey; Milking robot

Indexed keywords

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EID: 70349249285     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.07.011     Document Type: Article

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