Altering physically effective fiber intake through forage proportion and particle length: Chewing and ruminai pH

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2826-2838

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Chewing; Physically effective fiber; Ruminal pH

Indexed keywords

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

DETERGENT; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; TIME;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DETERGENTS; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASTICATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; SILAGE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547654516     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0032     Document Type: Article

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