Effect of a direct-fed fibrolytic enzyme formulation on nutrient intake, partitioning, and excretion in early and late lactation holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3328-3335

  Knowlton, K F ^a   McKinney, J M ^a   Cobb, C ^b  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Loveland Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrolytic enzyme; Lactating cows; Nitrogen excretion; Phosphorus excretion

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

CELLULASE; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0036984757     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(02)74421-4     Document Type: Article

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