Cereals level and source effects on rumen fermentation, colostrum and milk properties, and blood metabolites in periparturient ewes

Optimal type and dietary inclusion rates of cereal grains for periparturient sheep are unknown. The objective was to determine effects of feeding diets with high (H) v. low (L) levels of ground corn grain (CN) v. combined ground wheat and barley grains (WB) on intake, rumen fermentation, colostrum a...

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Main Authors: M.Karam Babaei, H. Mirzaei-Alamouti, A. Nikkhah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731118002720