Digestibility of prairie hay diets supplemented with different levels of magnesium-mica by beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 718-725

  Coffey, K P ^a,b   Nagaraja, T G ^a   Towne, E G ^a   Brazle, F K ^a   Moyer, J L ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE; MAGNESIUM; MICA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOYBEAN;

ALUMINUM SILICATES; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MAGNESIUM; POACEAE; SOYBEANS;

EID: 0034152208     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783718x     Document Type: Article

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