Effects of partial replacement of dietary starch from barley or corn with lactose on ruminal function, short-chain fatty acid absorption, nitrogen utilization, and production performance of dairy cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 2627-2640

  Chibisa, G E ^a,c   Gorka, P ^a,d   Penner, G B ^a   Berthiaume, R ^b,e   Mutsvangwa, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^e NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lactation performance; Lactose; Short chain fatty acid absorption; Starch

Indexed keywords

HORDEUM; MEDICAGO SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

CARBOHYDRATE DIET; LACTOSE; NITROGEN; STARCH; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVINE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMEN; SECRETION (PROCESS); VETERINARY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTOSE; MILK; NITROGEN; RUMEN; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84925296364     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2014-8827     Document Type: Article

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