Nutrient demand interacts with grass particle length to affect digestion responses and chewing activity in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 807-823

  Kammes, K L ^a   Allen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chewing activity; Digestion kinetics; Grass silage; Particle size

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL TRANSIT; LACTATION; MASTICATION; MILK; POACEAE; RUMEN;

DACTYLIS;

EID: 84856194294     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4588     Document Type: Article

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