Ruminal pH and whole-tract digestibility in dairy cows consuming fresh cut herbage plus concentrates and conserved forage fed either separately or as a partial mixed ration

Animal Production Science

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1056-1063

  Greenwood, J S ^a   Auldist, M J ^a   Marett, L C ^a   Hannah, M C ^a   Jacobs, J L ^a   Wales, W J ^a  

^a Future Farming Systems Research Division   (Australia)

Author keywords

supplements; volatile fatty acids

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; DAIRY FARMING; DIGESTIBILITY; DRY MATTER; FATTY ACID; FODDER; FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION; FORAGE; GRASS; MAIZE; PH; SILAGE; STARCH; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WHEAT;

EID: 84884803461     PISSN: 18360939     EISSN: 18365787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AN12406     Document Type: Article

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