Nutrient digestion and performance by lambs and steers fed thermochemically treated crop residues

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1024-1033

  Sewell, J R ^a   Berger, L L ^a   Nash, T G ^a   Cecava, M J ^b   Doane, P H ^b   Dunn, J L ^b   Dyer, M K ^b   Pyatt, N A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b ADM Research   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn replacement; Digestibility; Distillers dried grains with solubles; Growing ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FOOD HANDLING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SHEEP;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FOOD HANDLING; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMALIA; BOVIDAE; OVIS ARIES; PANICUM VIRGATUM; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62149150632     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-0974     Document Type: Article

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