Metabolic attributes, yield and stability of milk in Jersey cows fed diets containing sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate

The objective of this work was to evaluate the inclusion of sodium citrate and sodium bicarbonate in the diet of lactating Jersey cows, and its effects on the metabolic attributes, productivity and stability of milk. We evaluated urinary pH, levels of glucose and urea in blood, body weight, body con...

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Main Authors: Marcelo Tempel Stumpf, Vivian Fischer, Giovani Jacob Kolling, Maira Balbinotti Zanela, Maria Edi Rocha Ribeiro, Alexandre Süsenbach de Abreu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Embrapa Informação Tecnológica 2013-05-01
Series:Pesquisa Agropecuária Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-204X2013000500014&lng=en&tlng=en