Intake and performance of lactating cows grazing diverse forage mixtures

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2158-2167

  Soder, K J ^a   Sanderson, M A ^a   Stack, J L ^b   Muller, L D ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Forage mixture; Grazing; Intake; Milk production

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; CICHORIUM INTYBUS; DACTYLIS; FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA; LOLIUM PERENNE; LOTUS CORNICULATUS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POA; POA PRATENSIS; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; TRIFOLIUM REPENS;

ALLANTOIN; CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID; FAT; FATTY ACID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICORY; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; MEDICAGO; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; SEASON; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE;

ALLANTOIN; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CHICORY; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FATS; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINOLEIC ACIDS, CONJUGATED; MEDICAGO; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; POACEAE; SEASONS;

EID: 33747602076     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72286-X     Document Type: Article

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