Infuence of mass and volume of ruminal contents on voluntary intake and digesta passage of a forage diet in steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1896-1904

  Schettini, M A ^a   Prigge, E C ^a   Nestor, E L ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Rumen contents; Voluntary intake

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; KINETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FECES; KINETICS; MALE; NITROGEN; RUMEN;

EID: 0033158930     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.7771896x     Document Type: Article

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