Rumen fermentation characteristics of dairy cows grazing different allowances of Persian clover- or perennial ryegrass-dominant swards in spring

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 665-675

  Williams, Y J ^a,c   Walker, G P ^b   Doyle, P T ^b   Egan, A R ^a,d   Stockdale, C R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^c CSIRO   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Rates of degradation; Rumen fluid ammonia; Rumen fluid pH; Rumen pool sizes; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; GRAZING; LACTATION;

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE; TRIFOLIUM; TRIFOLIUM RESUPINATUM;

EID: 23744490986     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04023     Document Type: Article

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