Effects of the forage to concentrate ratio on B-vitamin concentrations in different ruminal fractions of dairy cows

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 389-399

  Santschi, D E ^a   Chiquette, J ^b   Berthiaume, R ^b   Martineau, R ^c   Matte, J J ^b   Mustafa, A F ^a   Girard, C L ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

B vitamins; Dairy cow; Forage to concentrate ratio; Ruminal fractions

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS;

EID: 28044443137     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/A05-012     Document Type: Article

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