Ruminal Degradation and Dose Response of Dairy Cows to Dietary L-Carnitine

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 260-269

  LaCount, D W ^a   Ruppert, L D ^a   Drackley, J K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Carnitine; Dairy cows; Dietary fat

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

CARNITINE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CARNITINE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; LACTATION; MILK; RUMEN;

EID: 0030076334     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(96)76359-2     Document Type: Article

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