Rumen acid production from dairy feeds. 1. Effects on feed intake and milk production of dairy cows offered grass or corn silages

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2721-2729

  Dewhurst, R J ^a   Wadhwa, D ^a,b,d   Borgida, L P ^c   Fisher, W J ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c COFNA ^*  (France)

^d CSK HIMACHAL PRADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Concentrates; Milk production; Rumen pH; Silages

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; FRIESIA; LOLIUM; ZEA MAYS;

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LOLIUM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LOLIUM; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035756637     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74726-1     Document Type: Article

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