Amino acid needs of lactating dairy cows: Predicting limiting amino acids in contemporary rations fed to high producing dairy cattle in California using metabolic models

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 161, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 103-120

  Swanepoel, N ^a   Robinson, P H ^b   Erasmus, L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino acid profile; Corn crude protein; Metabolic models; Ruminally protected AA

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78049240390     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.08.005     Document Type: Article

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