Eating behavior, ruminal fermentation, and milk production in lactating dairy cows fed rations that varied in dry alfalfa hay and alfalfa silage content

Livestock Science

Volumn 151, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 179-187

  Maulfair, D D ^a,b   Heinrichs, A J ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Red Dale Ag Service   (United States)

Author keywords

Chewing; Particle size; Rumination; Sorting

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872405179     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2012.11.007     Document Type: Article

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