Effects of Rumen-Undegradable Protein on Dairy Cow Performance: A 12-Year Literature Review

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 3182-3213

  Santos, F A P ^a,b   Santos, J E P ^a   Theurer, C B ^a,c   Huber, J T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

Lactating cows; Protein; Review; Rumen undegradable protein

Indexed keywords

SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; MILK; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RUMEN; SOYBEAN PROTEINS;

EID: 0032240085     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(98)75884-9     Document Type: Article

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