Supplementing limited methionine diets with rumen-protected methionine, betaine, and choline in early lactation Holstein cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1552-1559

  Davidson, S ^a   Hopkins, B A ^a   Odle, J ^a   Brownie, C ^a   Fellner, V ^a   Whitlow, L W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Choline; Dairy; Methionine

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 42449121850     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0721     Document Type: Article

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