Barley Varieties for Finishing Steers: II. Ruminal Characteristics and Rate, Site, and Extent of Digestion

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1973-1981

  Boss, D L ^a,b   Bowman, J G P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Kinetics; Starch Digestion; Varieties

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD; TIME;

ACETATES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; HORDEUM; MALE; PROPIONATES; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0030208815     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.7481973x     Document Type: Article

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