Effects of low dietary cation-anion difference induced by ruminal ammonium chloride infusion on performance, serum, and urine metabolites of lactating dairy cows

Objective The objective of the present study was to determine ammonium chloride tolerance of lactating dairy cows, by examining effects of negative dietary cation anion difference (DCAD) induced by ruminal ammonium chloride infusion on performance, serum and urine minerals, serum metabolites and enz...

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Main Authors: Kun Wang, Xuemei Nan, Puyi Zhao, Wei Liu, James K. Drackley, Shijie Liu, Kaizhan Zhang, Dengpan Bu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2018-05-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-31-5-677.pdf