Effect of forage particle length on rumen fermentation, sorting and chewing activity of late-lactation and non-lactating dairy cows

Animal

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 272-278

  Suarez Mena, F X ^a   Zanton, G I ^a,b   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NOVUS INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

chewing; particle length; rumen pH; sorting

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; EATING; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MASTICATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RUMEN;

BOS;

EID: 84872069717     PISSN: 17517311     EISSN: 1751732X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1751731112001565     Document Type: Article

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