Effects of treating rice straw with urea or urea and calcium hydroxide upon intake, digestibility, rumen fermentation and milk yield of dairy cows

Livestock Science

Volumn 125, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 238-243

  Wanapat, Metha ^a   Polyorach, Sineenart ^a   Boonnop, Kitsada ^a   Mapato, Chaowarit ^a   Cherdthong, Anusorn ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Calcium hydroxide; Dairy cows; Milk composition; Milk yield; Rice straw; Rumen parameters; Straw treatment; Urea

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS;

EID: 68949166311     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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