Nutrient utilization, ruminal fermentation, microbial abundances, and milk yield and composition in dairy goats fed diets including tomato and cucumber waste fruits

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 6015-6026

  Romero Huelva, M ^a   Ramos Morales, E ^a   Molina Alcaide, E ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cucumber; Goat milk; Methane; Tomato

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CUCUMBER; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; GOAT; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SECRETION (PROCESS); TOMATO;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; GOATS; LACTATION; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MILK; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RUMEN;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAPRA HIRCUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HORDEUM; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA;

EID: 84867100807     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5573     Document Type: Article

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