Effects of intraruminal infusions of propionate and butyrate with two different protein supplements on milk production and blood metabolites in dairy cows receiving grass silage-based diet

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 213-222

  Huhtanen, Pekka J ^a   Blauwiekel, Ruth ^b,c   Saastamoinen, Ilkka ^b  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Dairy cows; Grass silage; Intraruminal VFA infusion; Milk production; Protein supplements

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMMONIA; BLOOD KETONE; BLOOD; BUTYRIC ACID; COW; DETERMINATION OF CONTENT; FATTY ACID; FERMENTATION; FORMIC ACID; GLYCINE; GRASS; INTRALUMINAL INFUSION; METABOLITE; MILK PRODUCTION; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT; SILAGE;

EID: 0031811605     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0010(199806)77:2<213::AID-JSFA28>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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