Effect of replacing corn silage with annual ryegrass silage on nutrient digestibility, intake, and milk yield for lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 2277-2282

  Bernard, J K ^a   West, J W ^a   Trammell, D S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Annual ryegrass silage; Corn silage; Milk yield; Nutrient digestibility

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM MULTIFLORUM; ZEA MAYS;

LIPID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LOLIUM; MAIZE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPIDS; LOLIUM; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036730865     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74307-5     Document Type: Article

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