Comparison of wheat or corn dried distillers grains with solubles on rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility by feedlot heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1291-1300

  Walter, L J ^a   McAllister, T A ^b   Yang, W Z ^b   Beauchemin, K A ^b   He, M ^a   McKinnon, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corn; Dried distillers grains with solubles; Heifer; Nutrient digestibility; Rumen fermentation; Wheat

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; WHEAT;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RUMEN; TRITICUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863263745     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-3844     Document Type: Article

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