Replacing alfalfa silage with corn silage in dairy cow diets: Effects on enteric methane production, ruminal fermentation, digestion, N balance, and milk production

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 4553-4567

  Hassanat, F ^a   Gervais, R ^b   Julien, C ^a,c   Masse D I ^a   Lettat, A ^a   Chouinard, P Y ^b   Petit, H V ^a   Benchaar, C ^a  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Alfalfa silage; Corn silage; Enteric methane; N balance

Indexed keywords

METHANE; NITROGEN;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MAIZE; MANURE; METABOLISM; MILK; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; MANURE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANE; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; PROTOZOA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879310515     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6480     Document Type: Article

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