Timothy Grass or Alfalfa Silage for Cows in Midlactation: Effect of Supplementary Barley

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2876-2884

  Orozco Hernandez J R ^a   Brisson, G J ^a   Girard, V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Midlactation; Timothy grass silage

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SILAGE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; SILAGE;

EID: 0031266230     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76252-0     Document Type: Article

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