Effect of supplementary concentrate type on nitrogen partitioning in early lactation dairy cows offered perennial ryegrass-based pasture

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4468-4477

  Whelan, S J ^a   Pierce, K M ^a   McCarney, C ^a   Flynn, B ^a   Mulligan, F J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grazing; Milk production; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; METABOLISM; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; URINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; LOLIUM; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

ANIMALIA; HORDEUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84864052282     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4689     Document Type: Article

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