Corn silage hybrid effects on intake, digestion, and milk production by dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2849-2858

  Bal, M A ^a   Shaver, R D ^a   Al Jobeile, H ^a   Coors, J G ^a   Lauer, J G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Digestion; Intake; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHIMERA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILAGE; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CHIMERA; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034540821     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75185-X     Document Type: Article

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