Effects of season and inclusion of corn distillers dried grains with solubles in creep feed on intake, microbial protein synthesis and efficiency, ruminal fermentation, digestion, and performance of nursing calves grazing native range in southeastern North Dakota

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2200-2212

  Reed, J J ^a   Lardy, G P ^a   Bauer, M L ^a   Gibson, M ^b   Caton, J S ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dakota Gold Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Creep feed; Digestibility; Distillers grain; Forage; Supplementation

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; RUMINANT STOMACH; SEASON; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MALE; NITROGEN; NORTH DAKOTA; PROTEIN BIOSYNTHESIS; RUMEN; SEASONS; WEIGHT GAIN; ZEA MAYS;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33748421561     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2005-644     Document Type: Article

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