The effect of harvesting strategy of grass silage on digestion and nutrient supply in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3253-3263

  Kuoppala, K ^a   Rinne, M ^a   Ahvenjarvi S ^a   Nousiainen, J ^b   Huhtanen, P ^c  

^a ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^b VALIO LTD   (Finland)

^c SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Grass silage; Maturity; Regrowth

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; STOMACH JUICE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; POACEAE; RUMEN; SILAGE;

BOS; FESTUCA PRATENSIS; OVIS ARIES; PHLEUM PRATENSE;

EID: 77953884637     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-3013     Document Type: Article

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