Nitrogen metabolism and milk production in dairy cows fed semi-restricted amounts of ryegrass-legume silage with birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) or white clover (Trifolium repens L.)

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 546-558

  Eriksson, T ^a   Norell, L ^b   Nilsdotter Linde, N ^a  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Birdsfoot trefoil; Condensed tannins; Dairy cows; Nitrogen balance; Silage; White clover

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DIGESTIBILITY; FATTY ACID; GRASS; LACTATION; LEGUME; METABOLISM; MILK PRODUCTION; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; SILAGE; TANNIN; UREA;

BOS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; POACEAE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

EID: 84869089708     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00882.x     Document Type: Article

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