Nutrient demand interacts with legume particle length to affect digestion responses and rumen pool sizes in dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2616-2631

  Kammes, K L ^a   Ying, Y ^a   Allen, M S ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Digestion kinetics; Particle size; Rumen pool

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN; SILAGE;

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84860251464     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4906     Document Type: Article

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