Nutrient utilization of differing forage-to-concentrate ratios by growing Holstein Heifers

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 90, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 5580-5586

  Moody, M L ^a   Zanton, G I ^a   Daubert, J M ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Nitrogen digestibility; Rumen fermentation; Rumen pH

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37149011648     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0570     Document Type: Article

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