Digestion and nitrogen utilization in dairy heifers limit-fed a low or high forage ration at four levels of nitrogen intake

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2078-2094

  Zanton, G I ^a   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy heifer; Forage:concentrate; Limit feeding; N balance

Indexed keywords

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIGESTION; DRINKING; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; URINE;

ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIGESTION; DRINKING; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; KIDNEY; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION;

EID: 67651177555     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1712     Document Type: Article

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