Effects of dietary protein concentration and balance of absorbable amino acids on productive responses of dairy cows fed corn silage-based diets

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4647-4656

  Cabrita, A R J ^a   Dewhurst, R J ^b   Melo, D S P ^a   Moorby, J M ^c   Fonseca, A J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b ANIMAL AND GRASSLAND RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Ireland)

^c ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amino acid balance; Dairy cow; Dietary protein; Milk production

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; FAT; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PROTEIN INTAKE; SECRETION; SILAGE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; EATING; FATS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

GLYCINE MAX; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80051711908     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2010-4097     Document Type: Article

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