Increasing home-grown forage consumption and profit in non-irrigated dairy systems. 3. Intake, milk production and composition, bodyweight and body condition score

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 247-255

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

^a Ternes Agricultural Consulting   (Australia)

^b LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; FEEDING MECHANISM; FORAGE; LACTATION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MILK PRODUCTION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

AUSTRALIA; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84893247185     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12298     Document Type: Article

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