Response of Holstein and Brown Swiss cows fed alfalfa hay-based diets to supplemental methionine at two stages of lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 917-928

  Samuelson, D J ^a   Denise, S K ^a   Roffler, R ^b   Ax, R L ^a   Armstrong, D V ^a   Romagnolo, D F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Dairy Nutrition Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay; Breed; Methionine; Stage of lactation

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

LACTOSE; METHIONINE; MILK PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHIONINE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0035317428     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74549-3     Document Type: Article

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