Variability in the ranking of the three most-limiting amino acids for milk protein production in dairy cows consuming grass silage and a cereal-based supplement containing feather meal

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1386-1392

  Kim, Chang Hyun ^a   Choung, Jai Jun ^a   Chamberlain, David G ^a  

^a HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grass silage diet; Limiting amino acids; Milk protein

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COW; HISTIDINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; MILK PROTEIN; PROTEIN YIELD; SILAGE; TRYPTOPHAN;

EID: 0034120005     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0010(200007)80:9<1386::AID-JSFA666>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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