Describing the distribution type of DM intake for dairy cow pens based on pen characteristics

In practice, cows are fed by pen, but a diet is formulated to the nutrient requirements of a single cow. If the DM intake (DMI) of a pen were equal for all cows, this approach would have no error, but cows are grouped into pens on pregnancy and other management factors creating a distribution of DMI...

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Main Authors: P.M. Lucey, H.A. Rossow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-09-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731123001854