Short communication: Supplementing grape marc to cows fed a pasture-based diet as a method to alter nitrogen partitioning and excretion

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 755-758

  Greenwood, S L ^a   Edwards, G R ^a   Harrison, R ^a  

^a LINCOLN UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Dairy cattle; Grape marc; Nitrogen metabolism; Supplement

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; METABOLISM; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VITIS;

ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FECES; FEMALE; FRUIT; NITROGEN; VITIS;

ANIMALIA; BOS; VITACEAE;

EID: 84856182091     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4648     Document Type: Article

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