Concentrate and crude protein levels in diets for dairy Gyr lineage cows grazing elephant-grass during the rainy season Níveis de concentrado e proteína bruta em dietas para vacas da raça Gir linhagem leiteira sob pastejo de capim-elefante durante a época das águas

The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of three levels of concentrate (2.0, 4.0 and 6.0 kg/cow/day) and two levels of crude protein (CP) (14 and 16% total dietary dry matter), in comparison to mineral mixture (control) on the intake, apparent digestibility, milk composition and yield...

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Main Authors: Rafael Monteiro Araújo Teixeira, Rogério de Paula Lana, Leonardo de Oliveira Fernandes, André Soares de Oliveira, José Maurício de Souza Campos, Joabe Jobson de Oliveira Pimentel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zootecnia 2011-06-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-35982011000600025