A comparison of sampling sites, digesta and microbial markers, and microbial references for assessing the postruminal supply of nutrients in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1904-1919

  Ipharraguerre, I R ^a,d   Reynal, S M ^b,e   Lineiro M ^a,f   Broderick, G A ^c   Clark, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d Lucta S A   (Spain)

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

^f UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Duodenum; Nutrient flow; Omasum

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35748950983     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2006-159     Document Type: Article

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