Effect of different feeding strategies on lactation performance of Holstein and Normande dairy cows

The dairy farming systems of Western Europe are based on a simple feeding system composed of grazed and preserved grass, maize silage and concentrates in variable proportions. There is, nevertheless, a great diversity of feeding strategies between dairy farms. Over 5 years, we studied the direct and...

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Main Authors: L. Delaby, P. Faverdin, G. Michel, C. Disenhaus, J.L. Peyraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2009-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731109004212