Evaluation of nitrogen utilization and the effects of monensin in dairy cows fed brown midrib corn silage

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 288-300

  Gehman, A M ^a   Kononoff, P J ^a   Mullins, C R ^a   Janicek, B N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Lignin; Monensin; Nitrogen

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

IONOPHORE; MONENSIN; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; KINETICS; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE; URINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; FECES; FEMALE; IONOPHORES; KINETICS; MALE; MILK; MONENSIN; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 38949183086     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0098     Document Type: Article

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