Determination of digesta flow entering the omasal canal of dairy cows using different marker systems

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 41-52

  Ahvenjärvi, Seppo ^a   Vanhatalo, Aila ^a   Shingfield, Kevin J ^a,b   Huhtanen, Pekka ^a  

^a FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Digestibility; Markers; Omasum; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COBALT EDETATE; FATTY ACID; INDIGESTIBLE NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LITHIUM; MARKER; NITROGEN; ORGANIC MATTER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; YTTERBIUM; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; EDETIC ACID;

ACCURACY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COW; DAIRY INDUSTRY; DIETARY INTAKE; DIGESTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEEDING; FILTRATION; FLOW RATE; GRASS; LACTATION; LIQUID; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE SEPARATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SAMPLING; STRAW; ANIMAL; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; PHYSIOLOGY; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; CHROMIUM; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EDETIC ACID; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LACTATION; OMASUM; YTTERBIUM;

EID: 0042871383     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN2003876     Document Type: Article

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