Effect of cereal grain type and corn grain harvesting and processing methods on intake, digestion, and milk production by dairy cows through a meta-analysis

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 533-550

  Ferraretto, L F ^a   Crump, P M ^a   Shaver, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Corn; Digestion; Milk production; Starch

Indexed keywords

MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; META ANALYSIS; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION (PROCESS);

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84871620152     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-5932     Document Type: Article

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