Effect of coarse or fine grinding on utilization of dry or ensiled corn by lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 2839-2848

  San Emeterio, F ^a   Reis, R B ^a   Campos, W E ^b   Satter, L D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Milk; Particle size; Starch

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

AMMONIA; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; STARCH; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0034544252     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(00)75184-8     Document Type: Article

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