Effects of expander-treating a barley-based concentrate on ruminal fermentation, bacterial N synthesis, escape of dietary N, and performance of dairy cows

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 90, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 227-246

  Prestløkken, Egil ^a   Harstad, Odd Magne ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Barley; Dairy cows; Duodenal flow; Expander treatment; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL FOOD; BARLEY; BUTYRIC ACID; DIGESTIBILITY; FERMENTATION KINETICS; MILK PRODUCTION; MILK; PROPIONIC ACID; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; SILAGE; SOLUTE CONCENTRATION; TEMPERATURE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

EID: 17144445607     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0377-8401(01)00207-3     Document Type: Article

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