Effects of Dietary Forage Source and Amount of Forage Addition on Intake, Milk Yield, and Digestion for Lactating Dairy Cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1656-1665

  West, J W ^a   Hill, G M ^a   Gates, R N ^b   Mullinix, B G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage; Intake; Lactation; Neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CYNODON; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

MILK PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LACTATION; MAIZE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031201393     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76097-1     Document Type: Article

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