Effects of mixtures of red clover and maize silages on the partitioning of dietary nitrogen between milk and urine by dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 732-738

  Dewhurst, R J ^a,b   Davies, L J ^a,c   Kim, E J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEAGASC   (Ireland)

^c HCC Ty Rheidol Parc Merlin Llanbadarn Fawr   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dairy cow; milk production; nitrogen partitioning; red clover silage; urine output

Indexed keywords

BOS; FRIESIA; LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77954542074     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731109991716     Document Type: Article

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