Effects of calcium magnesium carbonate and roughage level on feedlot performance, ruminal metabolism, and site and extent of digestion in steers fed high-grain diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2998-3013

  Crawford, G I ^a,e   Keeler, C D ^b   Wagner, J J ^c   Krehbiel, C R ^b   Erickson, G E ^a   Crombie, M B ^d   Nunnery, G A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^d MIN AD Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Feedlot steer; Roughage level; Ruminai alkalizer

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; MAGNESIUM CALCIUM CARBONATE; MINERAL; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRINKING; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; WEIGHT GAIN;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CARBONATES; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DRINKING; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MINERALS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; WEIGHT GAIN;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 55849132695     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0070     Document Type: Article

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