Grain source and marginal changes in forage particle size modulate digestive processes and nutrient intake of dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 6, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1237-1245

  Nasrollahi, S M ^a   Khorvash, M ^a   Ghorbani, G R ^a   Teimouri Yansari, A ^b   Zali, A ^c   Zebeli, Q ^d  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b University of Natural Resources and Agriculture Sciences of Sari   (Iran)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^d Institute of Animal Nutrition   (Austria)

Author keywords

barley; corn; hay particle size; physically effective NDF

Indexed keywords

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; IRAN; MAIZE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; IRAN; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PARTICLE SIZE; ZEA MAYS;

HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863447193     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112000122     Document Type: Article

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