Utilization of Bt corn residues by grazing beef steers and Bt corn silage and grain by growing beef cattle and lactating dairy cows

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1352-1361

  Folmer, J D ^a   Grant, R J ^a,c,d   Milton, C T ^a   Beck, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b SYNGENTA CROP PROTECTION   (United States)

^c C220j Animal Science Complex   (United States)

^d Midwest PMS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacillus thuringiensis; Beef Cattle; Dairy Cattle; Maize; Maize Byproducts; Maize Silage

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MALE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036581422     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8051352x     Document Type: Article

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