Recent advances in research on draught ruminants
A feeding system, draught cows, disease/work interactions and animal power introduction in a farming system are reviewed. A new feeding system for draught animals is described which enables feed requirements and the effects of work on liveweight and milk yield to be calculated. Recent data on the en...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
| Language: | Inglés |
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1999
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/28323 |
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