Effects of grain or hay supplementation on the chewing behaviour and stability of rumen fermentation of dairy cows grazing perennial ryegrass-based pasture in spring

Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture

Volumn 45, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1519-1528

  Williams, Y J ^a,c   Wales, W J ^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

Ammonia; Grazing behaviour; pH; Supplementary feeding; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 31044435515     PISSN: 08161089     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EA04084     Document Type: Article

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