Effects of ruminal ammonia and butyrate concentrations on reticuloruminal epithelial blood flow and volatile fatty acid absorption kinetics under washed reticulorumen conditions in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3980-3994

  Storm, A C ^a   Hanigan, M D ^b   Kristensen, N B ^a  

^a DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Epithelial blood flow; Reticuloruminal epithelium; Volatile fatty acid kinetics

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH MUCOSA; VASCULARIZATION;

ABSORPTION; AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BUTYRATES; CATTLE; DIET; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; GASTRIC MUCOSA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RUMEN;

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EID: 79960623945     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4091     Document Type: Article

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