Increasing home-grown forage consumption and profit in non-irrigated dairy systems. 2. Forage harvested

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 234-246

  Tharmaraj, J ^a   Chapman, D F ^a,b   Hill, J ^c   Jacobs, J L ^d   Cullen, B R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c Ternes Agricultural Consulting   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CROP ROTATION; DAIRY FARMING; FORAGE; GROWTH RESPONSE; HARVESTING; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; PERENNIAL PLANT; PROFITABILITY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOWING;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84893244929     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12296     Document Type: Article

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