Effects of dietary betaine on milk yield and milk composition of mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 95, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 6557-6562

  Peterson, S E ^a   Rezamand, P ^a   Williams, J E ^a   Price, W ^a   Chahine, M ^a   McGuire, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Betaine; Milk fatty acid; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

BETAINE; FATTY ACID; LACTOSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LACTATION; MILK; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMALS; BETAINE; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; CELL COUNT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; MILK;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 84867746473     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2011-4808     Document Type: Article

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