Quantifying ruminal digestion of organic matter and neutral detergent fiber using the omasal sampling technique in cattle-A meta-analysis1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3203-3215

  Huhtanen, P ^a   Ahvenjarvi S ^b   Broderick, G A ^c   Reynal, S M ^c   Shingfield, K J ^b  

^a SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^b ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Meta analysis; Omasal sampling; Ruminal digestion

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; OMASUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMEN; STARCH;

BOS; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953878574     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2988     Document Type: Article

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