Effects of physically effective fiber on digestion and milk production by dairy cows fed diets based on corn silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1090-1098

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Digestion; Milk production; Physically effective neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; ZEA MAYS;

DETERGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 22144465245     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72776-4     Document Type: Article

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