Feed conversion efficiency and marginal milk production responses of pasture-fed dairy cows offered supplementary grain during an extended lactation

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-209

  Auldist, M J ^a   Grainger, C ^a   Macmillan, K L ^b   Marett, L C ^a,b   Hannah, M ^a   Leury, B J ^b   Wales, W J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

grain supplementation; long lactation; milk solids

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DAIRY FARMING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; LACTATION; MILK PRODUCTION; PASTURE; SILAGE;

BOS; LOLIUM PERENNE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICOSECALE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 79952500919     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10170     Document Type: Article

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