Effects of silage digestibility on intake and body reserves of dry cows and performance in the first part of the next lactation

Animal

Volumn 3, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1721-1727

  Dewhurst, R J ^a,b   Davies, D W R ^a   Fisher, W J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Body condition; Dairy cow; Dry period; Milk composition; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 70450186608     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109990632     Document Type: Article

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