Supplementation of increasing amounts of linseed oil to dairy cows fed total mixed rations: Effects on digestion, ruminal fermentation characteristics, protozoal populations, and milk fatty acid composition

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4578-4590

  Benchaar, C ^a   Romero Perez G A ^a   Chouinard, P Y ^b   Hassanat, F ^a   Eugene, M ^a,c   Petit, H V ^a   Cortes C ^a,d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d Ecole Superieure d'Agriculture d'Angers   (France)

Author keywords

Digestion; Linseed oil; Milk fatty acid; Ruminal fermentation

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; LINSEED OIL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION (PROCESS); STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; LACTATION; LINSEED OIL; MILK; RUMEN;

PHLEUM PRATENSE; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84864055297     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5455     Document Type: Article

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