Rumen fermentation and histology in light lambs as affected by forage supply and lactation length

Research in Veterinary Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 247-253

  Alvarez Rodriguez J ^a   Monleon E ^b   Sanz, A ^a   Badiola, J J ^c   Joy, M ^a  

^a Instituto Agroalimentario de Aragón IA2   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LLEIDA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Blood metabolites; Rumen digestion; Sheep; Volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; UREA; VALERIC ACID;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD COMPOSITION; FORAGE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GRAZING; HISTOLOGY; LACTATION; LAMB; MILK; MORPHOMETRICS; NONHUMAN; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH MUSCLE; SUCKLING; THICKNESS; TISSUE STRUCTURE; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEANING;

3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHOLESTEROL; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; RUMEN; SHEEP; WEANING;

MEDICAGO SATIVA; OVIS ARIES; RASA ARAGONESA;

EID: 84856587764     PISSN: 00345288     EISSN: 15322661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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