Eighteen F1 crossbred dairy cows (Friesian X Boran and Simmental X Boran) were allocated to one of three diet groups (H: natural pasture hay; H + 3: natural pasture hay + 3 kg concentrate; and H + 5: natural pasture hay + 5 kg concentrate) using a stratified random sampling procedure, with parity...
Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Demissie, D.
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[Effect of draught force and diet on dry-matter intake, milk production and live-weight change in non-pregnant and pregnant cows]
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Effect of draught force and diet on dry-matter intake, milk production and live-weight change in non-pregnant and pregnant cows
Forty pregnant F1 crossbred dairy cows (20 Friesian x Boran and 20 Simmental x Boran) were stratified in a 2 x 2 Diet x Work factorial experiment (not working, not supplemented; not working, supplemented; working, not supplemented; and working, supplemented). Working cows pulled sledges 100 days/...
Gemeda, T.
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Zerbini, E.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Demissie, D.
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[Effect of work and diet on body weight change, body condition and lactation performance of F1 crossbred cows used for draught]
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Effect of work and diet on body weight change, body condition and lactation performance of F1 crossbred cows used for draught
Forty F1 crossbred dairy cows, 20 Friesian x Boran and 20 Simmental x Boran, in a 2 x 2 factorial arrangement (non working-non supplemented, non working-supplemented, working-non supplemented, and working-supplemented) were used to study the effect of work and diet supplementation on roughage int...
Zerbini, E.
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Gemeda, T.
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Gebre-Wold, A.
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Demissie, D.
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[Effect of work and diet on dry matter intake, feed digestibility and nitrogen balance of F1 crossbred cows used for draught]
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Effect of work and diet on dry matter intake, feed digestibility and nitrogen balance of F1 crossbred cows used for draught