Effect of fiber-based creep feed on intake, digestion, ruminal fermentation, and microbial efficiency in nursing calves

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 3560-3566

  Soto Navarro, S A ^a   Knight, M H ^a,b   Lardy, G P ^a   Bauer, M L ^a   Caton, J S ^a,c  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Food and Livestock Planning Inc   (United States)

^c 185 Hultz Hall ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Forage; Intake; Nursing Calves; Ruminai Fermentation; Supplement

Indexed keywords

BROMUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 9744246940     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2004.82123560x     Document Type: Article

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