Effects of type of supplemental carbohydrate and source of supplemental rumen degradable protein on low quality forage utilization by beef steers

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 115, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 247-263

  Arroquy, J I ^a,b   Cochran, R C ^b   Wickersham, T A ^b   Llewellyn, D A ^b   Titgemeyer, E C ^b   Nagaraja, T G ^b   Johnson, D E ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL SUR   (Argentina)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A:P; acid detergent fiber; acid detergent insoluble ash; ADF; ADIA; Beef cattle; CP; crude protein; DM; dry matter; molar ratio of acetate to propionate; NDF; neutral detergent fiber; NFC; non fiber carbohydrate; non protein nitrogen; NPN; Protein; Starch; Sugar; Urea

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; FRAXINUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 2942756106     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2004.01.007     Document Type: Article

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