Acidogenic value of feeds. II. Effects of rumen acid load from feeds on dry matter intake, ruminal pH, fibre degradability and milk production in the lactating dairy cow

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-126

  Rustomo, B ^a   Alzahal, O ^a   Cant, J P ^a   Fan, M Z ^a   Duffield, T F ^a   Odongo, N E ^a   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidogenic value; Dairy cow; Fibre degradability; Ruminal pH; Sub acute rumen acidosis

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 33751289433     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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