Milk production and energy efficiency of Holstein and Jersey-Holstein crossbred dairy cows offered diets containing grass silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1455-1464

  Xue, B ^a,b   Yan, T ^b   Ferris, C F ^b   Mayne, C S ^b  

^a SICHUAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy use; Holstein cow; Jersey Holstein cow; Milk production

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79951718260     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3663     Document Type: Article

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