Growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal fermentation of dairy calves fed starter diets with alfalfa hay versus corn silage as forage and soybean oil versus palm fatty acids as fat source

ABSTRACT: The present study was intended to evaluate the effect of forage source (alfalfa hay; ALF vs. corn silage; CS) along with a supplemental fat source (soybean oil; SO vs. rumen-inert palm fatty acids; PF) on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and ruminal fermentation in dairy calves....

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Main Authors: Pedram Panahiha, Hamidreza Mirzaei-Alamouti, Mehdi Kazemi-Bonchenari, Jörg R. Aschenbach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-11-01
Series:Journal of Dairy Science
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022030222006178