Review: Feed intake, milk production and milk composition of dairy cows fed flaxseed;Revue: Ingestion, production de lait et composition du lait de la vache laitiére recevant du lin

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-127

  Petit, H V ^a  

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy; Flax; Review

Indexed keywords

BOS; LINUM USITATISSIMUM;

EID: 77957882222     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: 19181825     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/CJAS09040     Document Type: Review

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