Urea Feeding to Dairy Cattle: A Historical Perspective and Review

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 257-272

  Kertz, A F ^a  

^a ANDHIL LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Feeding; Intake; Level; Urea

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870341173     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30593-3     Document Type: Review

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