Performance of growing dairy bulls offered diets based on silages made of whole-crop barley, wholecrop wheat, hairy vetch and grass

Agricultural and Food Science

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 116-126

  Huuskonen, Arto ^a   Joki Tokola, Erkki ^a  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Beef production; Dairy bulls; Feed intake; Growth rate; Hairy vetch; Vicia villosa Roth; Whole crop silages

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; FRIESIA; HORDEUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; VICIA VILLOSA;

EID: 77953510735     PISSN: 14596067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2137/145960610791542325     Document Type: Article

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