Intake and milk production of cows fed diets that differed in dietary neutral detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber digestibility

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 313-323

  Kendall, C ^a   Leonardi, C ^a   Hoffman, P C ^a   Combs, D K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Intake; Milk production; Neutral detergent fiber; Neutral detergent fiber digestibility

Indexed keywords

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 58349089487     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1482     Document Type: Article

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