Effects of corn silage hybrids and dietary nonforage fiber sources on feed intake, digestibility, ruminal fermentation, and productive performance of lactating Holstein dairy cows1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5397-5407

  Holt, M S ^a   Williams, C M ^a   Dschaak, C M ^a   Eun, J S ^a   Young, A J ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay; Brown midrib corn silage; Lactational performance; Nonforage fiber source

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GENETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

BETA VULGARIS SUBSP. VULGARIS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78649390819     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3411     Document Type: Article

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