Ruminal digestion by dairy cows grazing winter oats pasture supplemented with different levels and sources of protein

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 2260-2272

  Bargo, F ^b   Rearte, D H ^a   Santini, F J ^a   Muller, L D ^b  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA INTA   (Argentina)

^b 324 Henning Building ^*

Author keywords

Grazing; Milk yield and composition; Protein supplementation; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHININ PROTEIN, HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEATHER; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; OAT; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; AVENA SATIVA; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; PLANT PROTEINS; RUMEN; SEASONS;

EID: 0035490363     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74673-5     Document Type: Article

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