Effect of water addition on selective consumption (sorting) of dry diets by dairy cattle

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1043-1049

  Leonardi, C ^a   Giannico, F ^b   Armentano, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Long particle; Sorting; Water

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; WATER;

EID: 22144475164     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(05)72772-7     Document Type: Article

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