Passage of stable isotope-labeled grass silage fiber and fiber-bound protein through the gastrointestinal tract of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 96, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 7904-7917

  Warner, D ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   Hendriks, W H ^a,b   Pellikaan, W F ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

13C; 15N; Passage marker; Perennial ryegrass

Indexed keywords

BOS; BOVIDAE; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

CARBON; NITROGEN; PROTEIN INTAKE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; PROTEIN INTAKE; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CARBON ISOTOPES; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; LACTATION; MILK; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; POACEAE; SILAGE;

EID: 84888044182     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7168     Document Type: Article

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