Performance of high-yielding dairy cows supplemented with fat or concentrate under hot and humid climates

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 3192-3202

  Moallem, U ^a   Altmark, G ^b   Lehrer, H ^a   Arieli, A ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energy partitioning; Fat supplementation; Heat stress; Rumination time

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRYING; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LACTATION; MILK; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953899487     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2009-2979     Document Type: Article

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