Milk odd- and branched-chain fatty acids in relation to the rumen fermentation pattern

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 89, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 3954-3964

  Vlaeminck, B ^a   Fievez, V ^a   Tamminga, ^b   Dewhurst, R J ^c,e   Van Vuuren, A ^b   De Brabander, D ^d   Demeyer, D ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

^e LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Milk odd and branched chain fatty acids; Rumen fermentation; Volatile fatty acid

Indexed keywords

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EID: 33749412627     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(06)72437-7     Document Type: Article

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