Milk production and composition, and methane emissions from dairy cows fed lucerne hay with forage brassica or chicory

Animal Production Science

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 304-311

  Williams, S R O ^a   Moate, P J ^a   Deighton, M H ^a   Hannah, M C ^a   Wales, W J ^a   Jacobs, J L ^a  

^a Agriculture Research Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; cattle; CH4; Cichorium intybus; forage; milk fatty acids.

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; CATTLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DAIRY FARMING; DIET; FATTY ACID; FORAGE; GRASS; HAY; METHANE; MILK PRODUCTION; YIELD;

BOS; BRASSICA; BRASSICA NAPUS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS;

EID: 84958159862     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN15528     Document Type: Conference Paper

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