Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 12 , Pages 5802-5813 , December 2009

Invited review: The use of distillers products in dairy cattle diets

Received 6 July 2009 ,Accepted 1 August 2009.

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PII: S0022-0302(09)71300-1

doi: 10.3168/jds.2009-2549

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 92, Issue 12 , Pages 5802-5813 , December 2009

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