Effect of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on performance and blood profile in early and mid-lactation Holstein cows

Animal Nutrition

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 229-238

  Peters, Anja ^a   Meyer, Ulrich ^a   Dänicke, Sven ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Feed efficiency; Fibrolytic enzymes; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

EID: 85006585998     PISSN: 24056545     EISSN: 24056383     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aninu.2015.09.001     Document Type: Article

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