Comparison of Hull-less Barley, Barley, or Corn for Lactating Cows: Effects on Extent of Digestion and Milk Production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2475-2486

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Koenig, K M ^a   Rode, L M ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cereal grain; Duodenal flow; Hull less barley; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

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

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BARLEY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031254579     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76200-3     Document Type: Article

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