Altering soluble and potentially rumen degradable protein for prepubertal Holstein heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2122-2130

  Gabler, M T ^a,b   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ADM Alliance Nutrition   (United States)

Author keywords

Heifer metabolism; Potentially rumen degradable protein; Protein to energy ratio; Soluble protein

Indexed keywords

BOVINAE;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ALLANTOIN; AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; ISOVALERIC ACID; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PURINE DERIVATIVE; UREA; URIC ACID; VALERIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METABOLISM; PH; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOLUBILITY; URINE;

ACETATES; ALLANTOIN; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; PENTANOIC ACIDS; PROPIONIC ACIDS; PURINES; RUMEN; SEXUAL MATURATION; SOLUBILITY; UREA; URIC ACID;

EID: 0141574479     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73802-8     Document Type: Article

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