Effects of increasing levels of refined cornstarch in the diet of lactating dairy cows on performance and ruminal pH

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1341-1353

  Krause, K M ^a   Combs, D K ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Milk production; Refined cornstarch; Ruminal pH; Ruminally fermentable carbohydrate

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

GLUTEN; LIPID; MILK PROTEIN; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; KINETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD HANDLING; GLUTEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; KINETICS; LACTATION; LIPIDS; MASTICATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0038072824     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73719-9     Document Type: Article

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