Early lactation feed intake and milk yield responses of dairy cows offered grass silages harvested at early maturity stages

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 304-317

  Randby, A T ^a   Weisbjerg, M R ^b   Norgaard P ^c   Heringstad, B ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Crop maturity; Early lactation; Grass silage; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SECRETION; SILAGE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; POACEAE; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84055192742     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4454     Document Type: Article

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