Short communication: Varying dietary dry matter concentration through water addition: Effect on nutrient intake and sorting of dairy cows in late lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 850-855

  Fish, J A ^a   DeVries, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dry matter; Late lactation; Sorting

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; WATER;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84856156622     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4509     Document Type: Article

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