Effects of tallow in diets based on corn silage or alfalfa silage on digestion and nutrient use by lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 593-609

  Ruppert, L D ^a,b   Drackley, J K ^a   Bremmer, D R ^a,c   Clark, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Wyffels Hybrids   (United States)

^c Land O'Lakes Farmland Feed   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Corn silage; Digestibility; Tallow

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

FAT; LIPID; MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; TALLOW;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0037838914     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73638-8     Document Type: Article

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