Effects of replacing dietary starch with sucrose on ruminal fermentation and nitrogen metabolism in continuous culture

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 4221-4229

  Vallimont, J E ^a   Bargo, F ^a   Cassidy, T W ^a   Luchini, N D ^b   Broderick, G A ^c   Varga, G A ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Bioproducts Inc   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Bacterial nitrogen; Continuous culture; Ruminal fermentation; Sucrose

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 10044244639     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73567-5     Document Type: Article

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