Effects of calcium salts of palm fatty acids and protected methionine supplementation on milk production and composition and reproductive performances of early lactation dairy cows

International Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 187-193

  Ben Salem, M ^a   Bouraoui, R ^b  

^a Laboratory of Animal and Forage Productiona   (Tunisia)

^b Higher School of Agriculture of Mateur University of Carthage   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Cow; Early lactation; Production; Protected fat; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 70350296385     PISSN: 18119743     EISSN: 18119751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijds.2008.187.193     Document Type: Article

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