Effect of dietary starch concentration and fish oil supplementation on milk yield and composition, diet digestibility, and methane emissions in lactating dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 357-372

  Pirondini, M ^a   Colombini, S ^a   Mele, M ^b   Malagutti, L ^a   Rapetti, L ^a   Galassi, G ^a   Crovetto, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dairy cow; Digestibility; Fish oil; Methane; Starch

Indexed keywords

GLYCINE MAX; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

FISH OIL; METHANE; STARCH;

ALFALFA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; DIGESTION; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; SILAGE; URINE; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; FISH OILS; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; METHANE; MILK; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84918827177     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8092     Document Type: Article

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