Characteristics of dairy cows with a greater or lower risk of subacute ruminal acidosis: Volatile fatty acid absorption, rumen digestion, and expression of genes in rumen epithelial cells

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 99, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 8733-8745

  Gao, X ^a   Oba, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

gene expression; in situ rumen digestibility; rumen acidosis; volatile fatty acid absorption and metabolism

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; DIET; DIGESTION; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MILK; PH; RUMEN; VETERINARY;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIGESTION; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; RUMEN;

EID: 84994884841     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11570     Document Type: Article

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