Effects of feeding frequency on intake, ruminal fermentation, and feeding behavior in heifers fed high-concentrate diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2538-2547

  Robles, V ^a   Gonzalez L A ^a   Ferret, A ^a   Manteca, X ^a   Calsamiglia, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Feeding frequency; Growing cattle; High concentrate diet

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DRINKING; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DRINKING; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MASTICATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; HORDEUM;

EID: 35348944076     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-739     Document Type: Article

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