Corn silage versus corn silage:alfalfa hay mixtures for dairy cows: Effects of dietary potassium, calcium, and cation-anion difference

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 5105-5110

  Erdman, R A ^a   Piperova, L S ^a   Kohn, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa; Corn silage; Dairy cow; Dietary cation anion difference (DCAD)

Indexed keywords

ANION; CALCIUM; CATION;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POTASSIUM INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SILAGE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIONS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCIUM; CATIONS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; POTASSIUM, DIETARY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 80053254036     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4340     Document Type: Article

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