Quantifying ruminal nitrogen metabolism using the omasal sampling technique in cattle-A meta-analysis1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3216-3230

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

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

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c ANIMAL PRODUCTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Microbial protein synthesis; Milk protein; Omasal sampling; Protein degradation

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; FEMALE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; OMASUM; RUMEN;

BOS; HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953889870     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2989     Document Type: Article

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