Performance, Ruminal Fermentation, and Site of Starch Digestion in Early Lactation Cows Fed Corn Grain Harvested and Processed Differently

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1972-1984

  Knowlton, K F ^a   Glenn, Barbara P ^b,c   Erdman, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn processing; Intestinal digestion; Starch

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032114310     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75771-6     Document Type: Article

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