Replacement of Alfalfa Neutral Detergent Fiber with a Combination of Nonforage Fiber Sources

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 675-680

  Clark, Perry W ^a   Armentano, Louis E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN RIVER FALLS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cottonseed; Dried distillers grains; Effective fiber; Wheat middlings

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROPUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

COTTON SEED OIL; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD; WHEAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; COTTONSEED OIL; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; RUMEN; TRITICUM;

EID: 0031113708     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75986-1     Document Type: Article

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