Effects of monensin on ruminal forage degradability and total tract diet digestibility in lactating dairy cows during grain-induced subacute ruminal acidosis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1840-1847

  Osborne, J K ^a,c   Mutsvangwa, T ^a,d   Alzahal, O ^a   Duffield, T F ^a   Bagg, R ^b   Dick, P ^b   Vessie, G ^b   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b ELI LILLY AND COMPANY   (United States)

^c Floradale Feed Mill Ltd ^*  (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Monensin; Nutrient digestibility; Ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 3142531180     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73341-X     Document Type: Article

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