Accuracy and precision of total mixed rations fed on commercial dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 562-571

  Sova, A D ^a   LeBlanc, S J ^b   McBride, B W ^a   DeVries, T J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Feed sorting; Milk production; Ration variability; Total mixed ration

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINAE; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINEAR MODELS; MILK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 84890790468     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-6951     Document Type: Article

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