Short communication: Evaluation of acid-insoluble ash and indigestible neutral detergent fiber as total-tract digestibility markers in dairy cows fed corn silage-based diets

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 5295-5299

  Lee, C ^a   Hristov, A N ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid insoluble ash; Dairy cow; Digestibility; Indigestible neutral detergent fiber

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; DETERGENT;

ACID-INSOLUBLE ASH; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DAIRY CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; INDIGESTIBLE NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE;

ACID-INSOLUBLE ASH; DAIRY COW; DIGESTIBILITY; INDIGESTIBLE NEUTRAL DETERGENT FIBER;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CATTLE; DETERGENTS; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

BOS; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84880581827     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2012-6442     Document Type: Article

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