Production parameters of autumn-calving cows offered either a total mixed ration or grazed grass plus concentrate during early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 7917-7929

  Kennedy, E ^a   Lewis, E ^a   Murphy, J P ^a   Galvin, N ^a   O'Donovan, M ^a  

^a ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Autumn calving; Grass; Milk composition; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BODY WEIGHT; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZATION; SEASON; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARITY; POACEAE; PREGNANCY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SEASONS;

EID: 84944160668     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8945     Document Type: Article

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