Energy and protein interactions and their effect on nitrogen excretion in dairy cows

EAAP Scientific Series

Volumn 127, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 417-426

  Kebreab, E ^a,e   Strathe, A B ^a,e   Dijkstra, J ^b,e   Mills, J A N ^c,e   Reynolds, C K ^c,e   Crompton, L A ^c,e   Yan, T ^d,e   France, J ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^d AGRI FOOD AND BIOSCIENCES INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

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ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 79956104107     PISSN: 00712477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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