The effects of forage proportion and rapidly degradable dry matter from concentrate on ruminal digestion in dairy cows fed corn silage-based diets with fixed neutral detergent fiber and starch contents

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 666-681

  Lechartier, C ^a   Peyraud, J L ^a  

^a AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Physically effective fiber; Rate of degradation; Rumen pH

Indexed keywords

FAT; MILK PROTEIN; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; MASTICATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION; SILAGE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FATS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

CITRUS; GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949288753     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2349     Document Type: Article

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