Herb feeding increases n-3 and n-6 fatty acids in cow milk

Livestock Science

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 90-94

  Petersen, M B ^a   Soegaard K ^b   Jensen, S K ^b  

^a AgroTech A/S   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Botanical composition; Fatty acids; Fresh herbage; Milk; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

LOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 80052259074     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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