Effect of Diets Containing a Controlled-Release Urea Product on Milk Yield, Milk Composition, and Milk Component Yields in Commercial Wisconsin Dairy Herds and Economic Implications

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 175-180

  Inostroza, J F ^a   Shaver, R D ^a   Cabrera, V E ^a   Tricarico J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Alltech South Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

controlled release urea; dairy cow; milk production

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650296019     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30577-5     Document Type: Article

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