Measuring the Effectiveness of Fiber by Animal Response Trials

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1416-1425

  Armentano, Louis ^a   Pereira, Marcos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Effectiveness; Fiber; Lactation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; LACTATION; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031179461     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76071-5     Document Type: Article

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