Determining the amount of rumen-protected methionine supplement that corresponds to the optimal levels of methionine in metabolizable protein for maximizing milk protein production and profit on dairy farms

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 4908-4916

  Cho, J ^a   Overton, T R ^a   Schwab, C G ^b   Tauer, L W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Methionine; Milk protein; Profit

Indexed keywords

BOS; REINDEER PAPILLOMAVIRUS;

EID: 35748982421     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0314     Document Type: Article

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