Estimation of dry-matter intake and digestibility in group-fed dairy cows using near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Animal Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 327-334

  Garnsworthy, P C ^a   Unal, Y ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b KAFKAS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Dry matter intake; Near infrared reflectance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 7544227185     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800090184     Document Type: Article

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