Effects of a Brown-midrib corn hybrid on nutrient digestibility in wethers and on dry matter intake, performance, rumen and blood variables in dairy cows

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 300-309

  Gorniak, T ^a   Meyer, U ^a   Hackelsperger, F ^a   Danicke S ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR ANIMAL HEALTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brown midrib; Dairy cow; Digestibility; Fibre; Milk composition; Milk yield

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; ZEA MAYS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BROWN MIDRIB; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAIRY CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; FIBER; GENETICS; MAIZE; MALE; MILK COMPOSITION; MILK YIELD; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

BROWN MIDRIB; DAIRY COW; DIGESTIBILITY; FIBRE; MILK COMPOSITION; MILK YIELD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIGESTION; EATING; FEMALE; MALE; RUMEN; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84896725536     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12080     Document Type: Article

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