Effects of feeding different carbohydrate sources and amounts to young calves

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 3128-3137

  Hill, T M ^a   Bateman II, H G ^a   Aldrich, J M ^a   Schlotterbeck, R L ^a  

^a Akey   (United States)

Author keywords

Calf; Carbohydrate; Digestible fiber; Starter

Indexed keywords

AVENA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 49749125998     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2007-0950     Document Type: Article

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