Effect of varying dietary ratios of alfalfa silage to corn silage on omasal flow and microbial protein synthesis in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3939-3953

  Brito, A F ^a,c   Broderick, G A ^a,b   Reynal, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Microbial protein; Omasal flow

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33749397148     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72436-5     Document Type: Article

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