Digestion, rumen fermentation and circulating concentrations of insulin, growth hormone and IGF-1 in steers fed diets based on different proportions of maize silage and grass silage

Animal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 849-858

  Juniper, D T ^a   Browne, E M ^a,b   Bryant, M J ^a   Beever, D E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b Meat and Livestock Commission   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grass; Insulin; Maize; Silage; VFA

Indexed keywords

FRIESIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 43649096458     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731108001857     Document Type: Article

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