Effects of stocking rate on pasture production, milk production and reproduction of supplemented crossbred Holstein-Jersey dairy cows grazing lucerne pasture

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 168, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 131-143

  Baudracco, J ^a,c   Lopez Villalobos, N ^a   Romero, L A ^b   Scandolo, D ^b   Maciel, M ^b   Comeron, E A ^b   Holmes, C W ^a   Barry, T N ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grazing; Intake; Lucerne pasture; Milk yield; Stocking rate

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; SORGHUM BICOLOR;

EID: 79960889778     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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