Performance of lactating dairy cows fed corn as whole plant silage and grain produced from genetically modified corn containing event DAS-59122-7 compared to a nontransgenic, near-isogenic control

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1961-1966

  Brouk, M J ^a   Cvetkovic, B ^a   Rice, D W ^b   Smith, B L ^c   Hinds, M A ^c   Owens, F N ^c   Iiams, C ^c   Sauber, T E ^c  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pioneer Hi Bred Livestock Nutrition Center   (United States)

^c PIONEER HI BRED INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn hybrid; Corn rootworm protection; Dairy cow

Indexed keywords

PLANT DNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; GENETICS; LACTATION; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SILAGE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; DNA, PLANT; FEMALE; LACTATION; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

DIABROTICA VIRGIFERA VIRGIFERA; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MICROPUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 79952749976     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-3477     Document Type: Article

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