Technical note: A system for continuous recording of ruminal pH in cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 213-217

  AlZahal, O ^a   Rustomo, B ^a   Odongo, N E ^a   Duffield, T F ^a   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cattle; Continuous recording; Ruminal pH

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; ELECTRODE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; PH; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; ELECTRODES, IMPLANTED; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUMEN;

EID: 34247476892     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-095     Document Type: Article

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