Implementing innovative farm management practices on dairy farms: a review of feeding systems
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Şeyda ÖZKAN*, Julian HILL Department of Agriculture and Food Systems, Melbourne Graduate School of Land and Environment, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway Division of Husbandry and Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey Ternes Agricultural Consulting, Upwey, Victoria, Australia
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