Methane production, digestion, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance, and milk production of cows fed corn silage- or barley silage-based diets

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 961-974

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

^a SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley silage; Corn silage; Dairy cow; Enteric methane

Indexed keywords

BOS; HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

METHANE; NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; LACTATION; METHANE; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84892679499     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7122     Document Type: Article

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