Short communication: Effects of dietary fat supplements and forage:concentrate ratio on feed intake, feeding, and chewing behavior of Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4297-4301

  Kargar, S ^a   Khorvash, M ^a   Ghorbani, G R ^a   Alikhani, M ^a   Yang, W Z ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chewing behavior; Fat; Feed intake; Forage:concentrate ratio

Indexed keywords

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EID: 77955594973     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3168     Document Type: Article

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