Effects of grain source and marginal change in lucerne hay particle size on feed sorting, eating behaviour, chewing activity, and milk production in mid-lactation Holstein dairy cows

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1110-1116

  Nasrollahi, S M ^a,c   Ghorbani, G R ^a   Khorvash, M ^a   Yang, W Z ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dairy cows; Eating behaviour; Grain sources; Lucerne hay particle length

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; ZEA MAYS;

ALFALFA; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CEREAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIET; DRUG EFFECTS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LACTATION; MEDICAGO SATIVA; MILK; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84920383551     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12185     Document Type: Article

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