Effects of replacing chopped alfalfa hay with alfalfa silage in a total mixed ration on production and rumen conditions of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 3611-3619

  Calberry, J M ^a   Plaizier, J C ^b   Einarson, M S ^b   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Neutral detergent fiber; Particle size; Rumen pH

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HELIANTHUS; HORDEUM VULGARE SUBSP. VULGARE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE;

EID: 1542439270     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(03)73967-8     Document Type: Article

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