Effects of Increasing Concentrations of Wet Distillers Grains With Solubles in Steam-Flaked, Corn-Based Diets on Energy Metabolism, Carbon-Nitrogen Balance, and Methane Emissions of Cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 819-828

  Hales, K E ^a   Cole, N A ^b   MacDonald, J C ^c  

^a U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Conservation and Production Research Laboratory ^*  (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Distillers grains; Methane; Steam flaked corn

Indexed keywords

CARBON; METHANE; NITROGEN; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FAT INTAKE; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; WATER VAPOR;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CARBON; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FATS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FOOD HANDLING; MALE; METHANE; NITROGEN; STARCH; STEAM;

EID: 84882704724     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5418     Document Type: Article

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