Replacement of corn grain by pearl millet grain in diets containing corn or elephant grass silage fed beef cattle;Substituição do grão de milho pelo grão de milheto em dietas contendo silagem de milho ou silagem de capim-elefante na alimentação de bovinos de corte

Revista Brasileira de Zootecnia

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2032-2039

  Gonçalves, José Renato Silva ^a   Pires, Alexandre Vaz ^b   Susin, Ivanete ^b   de Lima, Laísse Garcia ^a   Mendes, Clayton Quirino ^b   Ferreira, Evandro Maia ^b  

^a Fazenda Figueira   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Ruminal ammonia; Ruminal pH; Ruminants; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; PENNISETUM GLAUCUM; PENNISETUM PURPUREUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78049269960     PISSN: 15163598     EISSN: 18069290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-35982010000900023     Document Type: Article

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