Effects of low Rumen-degradable protein or abomasal fructan infusion on diet digestibility and urinary nitrogen excretion in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1340-1353

  Gressley, T F ^a   Armentano, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Fecal nitrogen; Fructan; Urea; Urinary nitrogen

Indexed keywords

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EID: 35748986412     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(07)71621-1     Document Type: Article

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