Effect of forage source and a supplementary methionine hydroxy analog on nitrogen balance in lactating dairy cows offered a low crude protein diet 1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5080-5089

  Whelan, S J ^a   Mulligan, F J ^a   Flynn, B ^a   McCarney, C ^a   Pierce, K M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Forage; Methionine; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

2 HYDROXY 4 METHYLTHIOBUTYRIC ACID; ALPHA-HYDROXY-GAMMA-METHYLMERCAPTOBUTYRIC ACID; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN RESTRICTION; SECRETION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIET, PROTEIN-RESTRICTED; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METHIONINE; MILK; NITROGEN;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053223418     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4174     Document Type: Article

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