Feeding behavior and ruminal pH of corn silage, barley grain, and corn dried distillers' grain offered in a total mixed ration or in a free-choice diet to beef cattle

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 3526-3536

  Moya, D ^a   Holtshausen, L ^a   Marti, S ^a   Gibb, D G ^a   McAllister, T A ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a   Schwartzkopf Genswein, K ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acidosis; Beef cattle; Feeding behavior; Free choice diets

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; VETERINARY;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DIET; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; VETERINARY; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84905122304     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-7224     Document Type: Article

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