Diet Choice by Dairy Cows. 2. Selection for Metabolizable Protein or for Ruminally Degradable Protein?

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2670-2680

  Tolkamp, B J ^a   Kyriazakis, I ^a   Oldham, J D ^a   Lewis, M ^a   Dewhurst, R J ^b   Newbold, J R ^c  

^a SCOTTISH AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c BOCM PAULS Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cows; Diet selection; Lactation; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; LACTATION; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032176268     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75824-2     Document Type: Article

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