Acidification of urine by feeding anionic products to non-lactating dairy cows

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 319-321

  Bowman, G R ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Rode, L M ^b  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b Rosebud Technology Development Ltd   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Dietary cation anion difference; Non lactating; Prepartum; Urine pH

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 0038148565     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A02-089     Document Type: Article

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