Does pre-grazing herbage mass really affect herbage intake and milk production of strip-grazing dairy cows?

Grass and Forage Science

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 93-109

  Perez Prieto L A ^a   Peyraud, J L ^a   Delagarde, R ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Cutting height; Dairy cow; Grazing; Herbage mass; Intake; Methodology

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; FUTURE PROSPECT; GRAZING; GRAZING MANAGEMENT; HERB; LITERATURE REVIEW; MILK PRODUCTION;

BOS; FRIESIA;

EID: 84873265305     PISSN: 01425242     EISSN: 13652494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2494.2012.00876.x     Document Type: Article

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