Grazing cows are more efficient than zero-grazed and grass silage-fed cows in milk rumenic acid production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 3874-3893

  Mohammed, R ^a   Stanton, C S ^b   Kennelly, J J ^a   Kramer, J K G ^c   Mee, J F ^b   Glimm, D R ^a   O'Donovan, M ^b   Murphy, J J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conjugated linoleic acid; Grazing; Rumenic acid; Vaccenic acid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; LOLIUM PERENNE; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 68949204914     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1613     Document Type: Article

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