Ruminant nutrition symposium: Productivity, digestion, and health responses to hindgut acidosis in ruminants

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1120-1130

  Gressley, T F ^a   Hall, M B ^b   Armentano, L E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b U S DAIRY FORAGE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Hindgut; Ruminant

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVIDS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; REVIEW; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; INTESTINE, LARGE; LACTATION; MALE; RUMEN; RUMINANTS;

EID: 79960979008     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2010-3460     Document Type: Article

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