Effect of wheat middlings-based total mixed ration on milk production and composition responses of lactating dairy ewes

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 376-381

  Tufarelli, V ^a   Laudadio, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Ewe; Milk performance; Wheat middling

Indexed keywords

LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SECRETION; SHEEP; WHEAT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIET; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SHEEP; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM; TRITICUM TURGIDUM SUBSP. DURUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78650329715     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3496     Document Type: Article

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