Evaluation of the response of ruminal fermentation and activities of nonstarch polysaccharide-degrading enzymes to particle length of corn silage in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2388-2398

  Zebeli, Q ^a   Tafaj, M ^a   Junck, B ^a   Olschlager V ^a   Ametaj, B N ^b   Drochner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Enzyme activity; Particle length; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 44949110006     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0810     Document Type: Article

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