Processing and chop length effects in brown-midrib corn silage on intake, digestion, and milk production by dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 613-623

  Schwab, E C ^a,b   Shaver, R D ^a,b   Shinners, K J ^a,b   Lauer, J G ^a,b   Coors, J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b Department of Dairy Science ^*

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Chop length; Corn silage; Processing

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HANDLING; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036513771     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74115-5     Document Type: Article

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