Effects of pretrial milk yield on responses of feed intake, digestion, and production to dietary forage concentration

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 2650-2661

  Voelker, J A ^a   Burato, G M ^a   Allen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy partitioning; Forage level; Milk yield; Ruminal digestion

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; RUMEN; SILAGE; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0036781908     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74350-6     Document Type: Article

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