Hot topic: Apparent total-tract nutrient digestibilities measured commercially using 120-hour in vitro indigestible neutral detergent fiber as a marker are related to commercial dairy cattle performance

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 5109-5114

  Schalla, A ^a   Meyer, L ^b   Meyer, Z ^b   Onetti, S ^a   Schultz, A ^a   Goeser, J ^a  

^a Vita Plus Corporation   (United States)

^b Rock River Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestion analysis; Lactation performance; Methodology

Indexed keywords

DETERGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; LACTATION;

EID: 84865338350     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5650     Document Type: Article

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