Effects of fatty acid supplements on ruminal and total tract nutrient digestion in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 1092-1103

  Harvatine, K J ^a,b   Allen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion kinetics; Fatty acid; NDF digestion; Site of digestion

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; MICROPUS;

FATTY ACID; STARCH; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; DUODENUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; KINETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CATHETERIZATION; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; KINETICS; RUMEN; STARCH;

EID: 33644839736     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72177-4     Document Type: Article

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