Effects of grain processing (cracked vs. steam-flaked) and forage sources (alfalfa hay and wheat straw) as a free-choice provision on growth performance, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites, and behavior of dairy calves

The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction between physical form of starter (PFS) and forage source (FS) with free access to forage on feed intake, growth performance, rumen fermentation, blood metabolites and behavioral traits of dairy calves. A total of 48 7-day-old Holstein calves w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Animal feed science and technology 2024-01, Vol.307, p.115852, Article 115852
Hauptverfasser:	Rahpeyma, E., Alikhani, M., Hashemzadeh, F., Omidi-Mirzaei, H., Erfani, H., Ghaffari, M.H.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	alfalfa hay average daily gain blood blood glucose body weight corn dry matter intake feed conversion feeds fermentation forage growth performance Holstein metabolites propionic acid starter diets steam wheat straw
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