Manipulation of the pre-partum diet of dairy cows to promote early adaptation to perennial ryegrass herbage
The diet of dairy cows in Ireland traditionally changes abruptly from predominantly pasture silage before calving to grazed perennial ryegrass immediately after calving. This potentially leads to problems with adaptation of microbes in the rumen with consequences of reduced intake and ultimately low...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Compuscript Ltd
2021-11-01
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| Series: | Irish Journal of Agricultural and Food Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.scienceopen.com/hosted-document?doi=10.15212/ijafr-2020-0135 |