Diurnal Variation in Milk and Plasma Urea Nitrogen in Holstein and Jersey Cows in Response to Degradable Dietary Protein and Added Fat

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3368-3376

  Rodriguez, L A ^a,b   Stallings, C C ^a   Herbein, J H ^a   McGilliard, M L ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fat; Milk components; Milk urea nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031298511     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)76312-4     Document Type: Article

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