Minimum Versus Optimum Concentrations of Fiber in Dairy Cow Diets Based on Barley Silage and Concentrates of Barley or Corn

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1629-1639

  Beauchemin, K A ^a   Rode, L M ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Chewing; Corn; Neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

DETERGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HORDEUM; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031201158     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76094-6     Document Type: Article

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