Effects of supplemental hay and corn silage versus full-time grazing on ruminal pH and chewing activity of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 711-725

  Graf, C M ^a   Kreuzer, M ^b   Dohme, F ^a  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grazing behavior; Pasture; Ruminal pH

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMMONIA; FATTY ACID; NITROGEN; UREA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EATING; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; TIME;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; EATING; ELECTRODES; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 15044355934     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72735-1     Document Type: Article

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