Site and Extent of Mineral Absorption in Lactating Cows Fed Whole-Crop Cereal Grain Silage or Alfalfa Silage

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 239-248

  Khorasani, G R ^a   Janzen, R A ^a   McGill, W B ^a   Kennelly, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa Silage; Cereals; Grass Silage; Minerals

Indexed keywords

AVENA; BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICOSECALE;

CALCIUM; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; DIET; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARD; STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; LACTATION; MAGNESIUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MINERALS; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SODIUM; STOMACH; SULFUR;

EID: 0030640778     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.751239x     Document Type: Article

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