Effects of changes in dietary amino acid balance on milk yield and mammary function in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1436-1444

  Yeo, J M ^a   Knight, C H ^a   Chamberlain, D G ^a  

^a HANNAH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dairy cow; Mammary function; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

AMINO ACID; CYCLINE; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; EATING; FEATHER; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEA FOOD; UDDER;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; FEATHERS; FEMALE; FISH PRODUCTS; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PROLIFERATING CELL NUCLEAR ANTIGEN;

EID: 0038072805     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73727-8     Document Type: Article

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