Eugenol for dairy cows fed low or high concentrate diets: Effects on digestion, ruminal fermentation characteristics, rumen microbial populations and milk fatty acid profile

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 178, Issue 3-4, 2012, Pages 139-150

  Benchaar, C ^a   Lettat, A ^a   Hassanat, F ^a   Yang, W Z ^b   Forster, R J ^b   Petit, H V ^a   Chouinard, P Y ^c  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Essential oil; Eugenol; Forage:concentrate ratio

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS; PROTOZOA;

EID: 84872370158     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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