Effects of feeding formate-treated alfalfa silage or red clover silage on omasal nutrient flow and microbial protein synthesis in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1392-1404

  Brito, A F ^a,c   Broderick, G A ^b   Colmenero, J J Olmos ^a,d   Reynal, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GUADALAJARA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Microbial protein synthesis; Omasal flow; Silage nonprotein nitrogen

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRIFOLIUM PRATENSE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35748936437     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71625-9     Document Type: Article

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