Increasing physically effective fiber content of dairy cow diets through forage proportion versus forage chop length: Chewing and ruminal pH

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1603-1615

  Yang, W Z ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Chewing; Physically effective fiber; Ruminal pH

Indexed keywords

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN;

EID: 65249125160     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1379     Document Type: Article

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