Effects of corn grain conservation method on ruminal digestion kinetics for lactating dairy cows at two dietary starch concentrations

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 184-194

  Oba, M ^a,b   Allen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Conservation method of corn; Digestion kinetics; Starch digestibility

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

AMYLASE; STARCH; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DUODENUM; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; KINETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMYLASES; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUODENUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; KINETICS; LACTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; STARCH; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037645357     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73599-1     Document Type: Article

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