Effect of acarbose on milk yield and composition in early-lactation dairy cattle fed a ration to induce subacute ruminal acidosis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 4481-4488

  McLaughlin, C L ^a   Thompson, A ^a   Greenwood, K ^a   Sherington, J ^a   Bruce, C ^a  

^a ZOETIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarbose; Dairy cow; Milk yield; Subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS;

ACARBOSE; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; STOMACH DISEASE;

ACARBOSE; ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; LACTATION; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MILK; RUMEN; STOMACH DISEASES;

EID: 70349275766     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2008-1852     Document Type: Article

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