Effects of forage particle size and grain fermentability in midlactation cows. II. Ruminal pH and chewing activity

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1947-1957

  Krause, K M ^a   Combs, D K ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chewing; Forage particle size; Ruminal pH; Ruminally fermentable carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036674702     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74271-9     Document Type: Article

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