Rumen and milk odd- and branched-chain fatty acid proportions are minimally influenced by ruminal volatile fatty acid infusions

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2015-2026

  French, E A ^a   Bertics, S J ^a   Armentano, L E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Odd and branched chain fatty acid; Rumen; Volatile fatty acid infusion

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CATTLE; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; RUMEN;

EID: 84858969284     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4827     Document Type: Article

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