Dietary cation-anion difference and the health and production of pasture-fed dairy cows. 1. Dairy cows in early lactation

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 970-978

  Roche, J R ^a,b,c   Dalley, D ^a   Moate, P ^a,d   Grainger, C ^a   Rath, M ^b   O'Mara, F ^b  

^a AGRICULTURE VICTORIA RESEARCH   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^c Dexcel Limited   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary cation anion difference; Lactating cow; Pasture

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE;

ANION; BICARBONATE; CATION; CHLORIDE; LACTOSE; LIPID; MILK PROTEIN; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BARLEY; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; LACTATION; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIONS; AUSTRALIA; BICARBONATES; BLOOD; CATIONS; CATTLE; CHLORIDES; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; LACTOSE; LIPIDS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SULFUR; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038315290     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73680-7     Document Type: Article

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