Varying type of forage, concentration of metabolizable protein, and source of carbohydrate affects nutrient digestibility and production by dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 5595-5606

  Weiss, W P ^a   St Pierre, N R ^a   Willett, L B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Digestibility; Protein; Starch

Indexed keywords

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 70350318794     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2247     Document Type: Article

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