Effect of corn silage harvest practices on intake, digestion, and milk production by dairy cows

Professional Animal Scientist

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 141-149

  Ferraretto, L F ^a   Shaver, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Dairy cow; Digestion; Intake; Milk production

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894078814     PISSN: 10807446     EISSN: 1525318X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15232/S1080-7446(15)30334-X     Document Type: Article

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