Insertion depth of oral stomach tubes may affect the fermentation parameters of ruminal fluid collected in dairy cows1

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 5978-5984

  Shen, J S ^a   Chai, Z ^a   Song, L J ^a   Liu, J X ^a   Wu, Y M ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Fermentation parameter; Insertion depth; Oral stomach tube

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PH; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; CHLORIDES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RUMEN; SODIUM;

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EID: 84867103637     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5499     Document Type: Article

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