Comparison of feed intake and milk production responses in continuous and change-over design dairy cow experiments

Livestock Science

Volumn 143, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 184-194

  Huhtanen, Pekka ^a,b   Hetta, Mårten ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Change over design; Continuous design; Feed intake; Milk production; Response to nutrients

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84855812721     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.09.012     Document Type: Article

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