Accuracy comparison of dry matter intake prediction models evaluated by a feeding trial of lactating dairy cows fed two total mixed rations with different forage source

Dry matter intake (DMI) prediction models of NRC (2001), Fox et al. (2004) and Fuentes-Pila et al. (2003) were targeted in the present study, and the objective was to evaluate their prediction accuracy with feeding trial data of 32 lactating Holstein cows fed two total mixed rations with different f...

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Main Authors: Xiao-hua PAN, Liang YANG, Beckers Yves, Ben-hai XIONG, Lin-shu JIANG
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Integrative Agriculture
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2095311916614831