Digestive processes of dairy cows fed silages harvested at four stages of grass maturity

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 2002, Pages 1986-1998

  Rinne, M ^a,b   Huhtanen, P ^a   Jaakkola, S ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Digestibility; Digestion Kinetics; Feed Intake; Particle Size Reduction; Rumen

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; PHLEUM PRATENSE; SCHEDONORUS PRATENSIS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINAE; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; ARTICLE; CATTLE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; KINETICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE;

EID: 0036651451     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2002.8071986x     Document Type: Article

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