Interaction of unsaturated fat or coconut oil with monensin in lactating dairy cows fed 12 times daily. I. Protozoal abundance, nutrient digestibility, and microbial protein flow to the omasum

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2046-2060

  Reveneau, C ^a   Karnati, S K R ^a,b   Oelker, E R ^a   Firkins, J L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biohydrogenation; Dietary fat; Fiber digestibility; Rumen protozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; COCONUT OIL; EDIBLE OIL; MONENSIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; ANTIPROTOZOAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; DIGESTION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MONENSIN; OMASUM; PLANT OILS; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; DASYTRICHA; ENTODINIUM; EPIDINIUM; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84858976143     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4887     Document Type: Article

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