Effects of an enzyme feed additive on extent of digestion and milk production of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 391-403

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Rode, L M ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Digestibility; Fibrolytic enzyme; Forage

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

CELLULASE; GLYCOSIDASE; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; KINETICS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GLYCOSIDE HYDROLASES; KINETICS; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RUMEN; XYLAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 0033073714     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75245-8     Document Type: Article

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