The effects of the forage-to-concentrate ratio on the conversion of digestible energy to metabolizable energy in growing beef steers.
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DOI: 10.1093/jas/skaa231
Abstract: Metabolizable energy (ME) is calculated from digestible energy (DE) using a constant conversion factor of 0.82. Methane and urine energy losses vary across diets and dry matter intake (DMI) suggesting that a static conversion factor… read more here.
Keywords: gei; forage concentrate; energy; linearly decreased ... See more keywords
Effects of dietary energy levels on rumen bacterial community composition in Holstein heifers under the same forage to concentrate ratio condition
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DOI: 10.1186/s12866-018-1213-9
Abstract: BackgroundThe rumen bacterial community plays a critical role in feeds degradation and productivity. The effects of different forage to concentrate ratios on the ruminal microbial population structure have been studied extensively; however, research into changes… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial community; concentrate ratio; community composition; forage concentrate ... See more keywords
Precision-feeding dairy heifers a high rumen-undegradable protein diet with different proportions of dietary fiber and forage-to-concentrate ratios.
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DOI: 10.2527/jas2017.1974
Abstract: The addition of dietary fiber can alter nutrient and N utilization in precision-fed dairy heifers and may further benefit from higher inclusion levels of RUP. The objective of this experiment was to determine the effects… read more here.
Keywords: forage concentrate; fiber; forage; dairy heifers ... See more keywords
The effect of the forage-to-concentrate ratio of the partial mixed ration and the quantity of concentrate in an automatic milking system for lactating Holstein cows.
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DOI: 10.3168/jds.2018-14665
Abstract: This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of the forage-to-concentrate ratio of the partial mixed ration (PMR) and the quantity of concentrate offered in an automated milking system (AMS), in a feed-first guided-flow barn,… read more here.
Keywords: concentrate ratio; milk yield; forage concentrate; cows fed ... See more keywords