Rumen fermentation, microbial protein synthesis, and nutrient flow to the omasum in cattle offered corn silage, grass silage, or whole-crop wheat

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 658-668

  Owens, D ^a,b   McGee, M ^a   Boland, T ^b   O'Kiely, P ^a  

^a GRANGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cattle; Corn silage; Grass silage; Nutrient flow; Whole crop wheat

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FERMENTATION; MALE; NITROGEN; OMASUM; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 62249192116     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0178     Document Type: Article

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