The effects of synchronizing the rate of dietary energy and nitrogen supply to the rumen on milk production and metabolism of ewes offered grass silage based diets

Animal Science

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 187-195

  Witt, M W ^a,c   Sinclair, L A ^a   Wilkinson, R G ^a   Buttery, P J ^b  

^a HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Trident Feeds   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy consumption; Ewes; Nitrogen; Rumen; Synchronization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001771348     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1357729800055016     Document Type: Article

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