Factors associated with milk fat secretion of cows in response to contrasting available energy consumption

Three experiments were conducted to determine the relationship of milk fat secretion to concentration and ratio of rumen fermentation products, blood metabolic parameters, ration characteristics, and certain enzymic activity involved in fatty acid synthesis. In Experiment I, 21 cows in mid-lactati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zanartu, Demetrio
Other Authors: Animal Sciences
Format: Others
Language:en_US
Published: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 2015
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10919/54734