Fibrolytic enzyme supplements for dairy cows in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2121-2126

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

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Digestibility; Fibrolytic enzyme supplement; Milk production

Indexed keywords

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

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

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HORDEUM; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; XYLAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSIDASES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033212575     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75455-X     Document Type: Article

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