Rumen digestion and nutritional efficiency of dairy heifers limit-fed a high forage ration to four levels of dry matter intake

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 91, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 3579-3588

  Zanton, G I ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Dry matter intake; Heifer; Rumen digestion

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 52649126154     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1210     Document Type: Article

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