Increased feeding frequency increased milk fat yield and may reduce the severity of subacute ruminal acidosis in higher-risk cows

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 1045-1054

  Macmillan, K ^a   Gao, X ^a   Oba, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

feeding behavior; feeding frequency; milk fat; subacute ruminal acidosis

Indexed keywords

ACIDOSIS; ANIMAL; BOVINE; CATTLE DISEASE; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MILK; PH; RUMEN; VETERINARY;

ACIDOSIS; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; DIET; EATING; FEMALE; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LACTATION; MILK; RUMEN;

EID: 85010589165     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2016-11337     Document Type: Article

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