Effect of corn silage hybrid and metabolizable protein supply on nitrogen metabolism of lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1644-1653

  Weiss, W P ^a   Wyatt, D J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Digestibility; Manure; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

AMMONIA; FAT; MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DIURESIS; FEMALE; GENETICS; HYBRIDIZATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; MANURE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; URINE;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; DIURESIS; FATS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MANURE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; URINE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33745881030     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72231-7     Document Type: Article

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