Partial replacement of forage with nonforage fiber sources in lactating cow diets. I. Performance and health

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 2716-2730

  Pereira, M N ^a,b   Garrett, E F ^a   Oetzel, G R ^a   Armentano, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF LAVRAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Buffer; Byproducts; Effective fiber; Ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BICARBONATE; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACETATES; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; PROPIONATES; RUMEN; SODIUM BICARBONATE;

EID: 0033249798     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(99)75528-1     Document Type: Article

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