Energy and nitrogen partitioning in dairy cows at low or high metabolizable protein levels is affected differently by postrumen glucogenic and lipogenic substrates

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 395-412

  Nichols, K ^a   Dijkstra, J ^a   van Laar, H ^b   Pacheco, S ^a   van Valenberg, H J ^a   Bannink, A ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Trouw Nutrition R and D   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

energy balance; glucogenic; lipogenic; milk nitrogen efficiency; nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; LACTOSE; MILK PROTEIN; NITROGEN;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BOVINE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; LACTATION; LIPOGENESIS; MAIZE; METABOLISM; MILK; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE; LACTATION; LACTOSE; LIPOGENESIS; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; NITROGEN; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SILAGE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 85055257060     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-15249     Document Type: Article

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