Subject: "gastrointestinal transit" / Journal: Livestock science / Subject: feces and ad libitum feeding

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Author:: Oshita, T.; Sudo, K.; Nonaka, K.; Kume, S.; Ochiai, K.
Source:: Livestock science 2008 v.113 no.2-3 pp. 243-250
Subject:: gastrointestinal transit, etc ; dairy cows; ingestion; eating habits; pastures; dry matter intake; rotational grazing; feces; digesta; particle size distribution; Holstein; rumen fluids; ad libitum feeding; mastication; feed rations; Show all 15 Subjects
Abstract:: ... The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of feeding regimen on chewing activity and ruminal passage of digesta in non-lactating cows fed pasture ad libitum. Six ruminally fistulated Holstein dry cows (mean±SD; parity=3.7±0.5, length of pregnancy=28±2 W, BW=692±75 kg) were assigned randomly to two dietary treatments using a crossover design; three cows were rotationally grazed pasture ...
DOI:: 10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.001
: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2007.04.001