Effects of fibre concentration of diets consisting of hay and slowly degradable concentrate on ruminal fermentation and digesta particle size in mid-lactation dairy cows

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 254-266

  Tafaj, Myqerem ^a   Zebeli, Qendrim ^a   Maulbetsch, Anja ^a   Steingaß, Herbert ^a   Drochner, Winfried ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fibre level; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 33646486697     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390600679322     Document Type: Article

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