Milk yield, milk composition, eating behavior, and lamb performance of ewes fed diets containing soybean hulls replacing coastcross (Cynodon species) hay

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3511-3521

  Araujo, R C ^a   Pires, A V ^a   Susin, I ^a   Mendes, C Q ^a   Rodrigues, G H ^a   Packer, I U ^a   Eastridge, M L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Milk production; Nonforage fiber source; Particle size; Santa In s; Sheep; Soybean hull

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYNODON; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SECRETION; SHEEP; SOYBEAN; TIME;

ANIMALS; CYNODON; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; SOYBEANS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58749114581     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0940     Document Type: Article

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