Effects of substituting barley grain with corn on ruminal fermentation characteristics, milk yield, and milk composition of Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2760-2769

  Khorasani, G R ^a   Okine, E K ^a   Kennelly, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley and corn grain; Dairy cow performance; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; ZEA MAYS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; RUMEN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035747470     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74730-3     Document Type: Article

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