Brown midrib corn silage and Tifton 85 bermudagrass in rations for early-lactation cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2143-2152

  Castro, J J ^a   Bernard, J K ^a   Mullis, N A ^a   Eggleston, R B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Fiber digestibility; Forage quality; Tifton 85 bermudagrass

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYNODON; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; SILAGE; BOVINAE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CYNODON; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; LACTATION; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

CYNODON (ANGIOSPERM); ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77952056977     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2891     Document Type: Article

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