Predicting Immediate Marginal Milk Responses and Evaluating the Economics of Two-Variable Input Tactical Feeding Decisions in Grazing Dairy Cows
Feed is the largest variable cost for dairy farms in Australia, and dairy farmers are faced with the challenge of profitably feeding their cows in situations where there is significant variation in input costs and milk price. In theory, the addition of 5.2 MJ of metabolisable energy to a lactating c...
Main Authors: | Joanna W. Heard, Murray C. Hannah, Christie K. M. Ho, William J. Wales |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-06-01
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Series: | Animals |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/7/1920 |
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