Effect of various levels of forage and form of diet on rumen development and growth in calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 2554-2562

  Coverdale, J A ^a   Tyler, H D ^b   Quigley III, J D ^b   Brumm, J A ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b APC Incorporated   (United States)

^c NE IA Comm Based Dairy Foundation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Forage; Particle size; Rumen development

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; BROMUS SECALINUS; POACEAE;

EID: 4243051471     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(04)73380-9     Document Type: Article

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