Effect of short-term versus long-term grassland management and seasonal variation in organic and conventional dairy farming on the composition of bulk tank milk

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5793-5810

  Adler, S A ^a,b   Jensen, S K ^c   Govasmark, E ^a,b   Steinshamn, H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dairy farm; Grassland management; Milk composition; Production system

Indexed keywords

DICOTYLEDONEAE; FABACEAE;

FATTY ACID; SELENIUM; VITAMIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRY FARM; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; MILK COMPOSITION; ORGANIC FARMING; PRODUCTION SYSTEM; SEASON; STANDARD;

DAIRY FARM; GRASSLAND MANAGEMENT; MILK COMPOSITION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FOOD QUALITY; MILK; ORGANIC AGRICULTURE; SEASONS; SELENIUM; VITAMINS;

EID: 84882880281     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5765     Document Type: Article

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