Effects of increasing level of corn distillers dried grains with solubles on intake, digestion, and ruminal fermentation in steers fed seventy percent concentrate diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 2906-2912

  Leupp, J L ^a   Lardy, G P ^a   Karges, K K ^b   Gibson, M L ^b   Caton, J S ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Dakota Gold Research Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion; Distillers dried grains with solubles; Fermentation; Growing diet; Steer

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; DUODENUM; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; RUMEN; ZEA MAYS;

HELIANTHUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70249110087     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1712     Document Type: Article

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