Relationship between thiamine concentration and fermentation patterns in the rumen fluid of dairy cows fed with graded concentrate levels

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 335-343

  Tafaj, M ^a   Schollenberger, M ^a   Feofilowa, J ^b   Zebell, Q ^a   Steingass, H ^a   Drochner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Unit of Animal Nutrition   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Concentrate ratio; Dairy cows; Fermentation patterns; Hay; Rumen; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

THIAMINE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PH; POSTPRANDIAL STATE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; POSTPRANDIAL PERIOD; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; THIAMINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33748355601     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2006.00608.x     Document Type: Article

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