Short communication: Effects of dietary nonstructural carbohydrates pre- and postpartum on reproduction of grazing dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 4292-4296

  Burke, C R ^a   Kay, J K ^a   Phyn, C V C ^a   Meier, S ^a   Lee, J M ^a   Roche, J R ^a  

^a DAIRYNZ   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cow transition diet; Nonstructural carbohydrate; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BOS; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955596313     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2869     Document Type: Article

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