Effects of corn particle size and source on performance of lactating cows fed direct-cut grass-legume forage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 429-441

  Reis, R B ^a,c   San Emeterio, F ^a   Combs, D K ^a   Satter, L D ^a,b   Costa, H N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Dairy; Grain processing; Ruminant; Starch

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; BOVIDAE; ZEA MAYS;

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES; FEMALE; LACTATION; LEGUME; MAIZE; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FABACEAE; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD, FORTIFIED; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; POACEAE; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0040750610     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(01)74493-1     Document Type: Article

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