Calculating dry matter consumption of dairy herds in Australia: The need to fully account for energy requirements and issues with estimating energy supply

Animal Production Science

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 605-614

  Heard, J W ^a   Doyle, P T ^b   Francis, S A ^c   Staines, M V H ^c   Wales, W J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b Peter Doyle Consulting   (Australia)

^c Department of Agriculture and Food ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

back calculation; forage; forage consumption

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; CATTLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DAIRY FARMING; DIET; DRY MATTER; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; METABOLISM; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PRODUCTIVITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 79959811768     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN10079     Document Type: Article

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