Effect of corn silage harvest maturity and concentrate type on milk fatty acid composition of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1472-1483

  Khan, N A ^a   Tewoldebrhan, T A ^a   Zom, R L G ^a   Cone, J W ^a   Hendriks, W H ^a,b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Corn silage; Dairy cow; Harvest maturity; Milk fatty acid

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE;

AGRICULTURE; ANIMALS; CARBOHYDRATES; CATTLE; DIET; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84857301217     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4701     Document Type: Article

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