Effect of intake level and alfalfa substitution for grass hay on ruminal kinetics of fiber digestion and particle passage in beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 134-145

  Bhatti, S A ^b,d   Bowman, J G P ^a   Firkins, J L ^b   Grove, A V ^a   Hunt, C W ^c  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Cattle; Digestion rate; Particle size; Passage rate; Restricted feeding

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; GASTROINTESTINAL MOTILITY; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POACEAE; RUMEN;

ANDROPOGON; ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ANIMALIA; BOS; DACTYLIS; DACTYLIS GLOMERATA; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 38149013157     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-693     Document Type: Article

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