Influence of Particle Size on the Effectiveness of Beet Pulp Fiber

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 898-904

  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

Beet pulp; Effective fiber; Particle size

Indexed keywords

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; VEGETABLE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARTICLE SIZE; VEGETABLES;

EID: 0031136551     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76012-0     Document Type: Article

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