Effect of the grass silage particle size offered as TMR on the ruminal thiamine concentration in high-yielding dairy cows

Journal of Animal and Feed Sciences

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 219-222

  Tafaj, M ^a   Zebeli, Q ^a   Schollenberger, M ^a   Junck, B ^a   Drochner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Particle size; Rumen digesta; Thiamine

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 6944228076     PISSN: 12301388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22358/jafs/73844/2004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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