Short communication: Effect of subacute ruminal acidosis on in situ fiber digestion in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 570-573

  Krajcarski Hunt, H ^a,b   Plaizier, J C ^a   Walton, J P ^a   Spratt, R ^b   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Agribrands Purina Canada Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Fiber digestibilty; Subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEGUME; METABOLISM; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; WHEAT;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FABACEAE; FEMALE; HORDEUM; LACTATION; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; TRITICUM;

EID: 0036516883     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74110-6     Document Type: Article

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