Effects of supplementing fish oil in the drinking water of dairy cows on production performance and milk fatty acid composition

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 720-729

  Osborne, V R ^a   Radhakrishnan, S ^a   Odongo, N E ^a,b   Hill, A R ^a   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Drinking water; Fish oil; Milk fatty acid

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; FISH OIL; WATER;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRINKING; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRINKING; EATING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; FISH OILS; LACTATION; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WATER;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 40949124389     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0342     Document Type: Article

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