Abstract:20Our objective was to estimate nutrient intake, ruminal flow, total apparent and ruminal 21 digestibility, rates of passage and digestion, ruminal and omasal pH, blood metabolite 22 concentrations, and body measurements during gestation of Holstein heifers. Eleven 23 pregnant Holstein heifers, 8 of which fitted with a rumen cannula (450 ± 27.6 kg of body 24 weight and 20 ± 3.5 months of initial age) were used. All heifers received the same diet 25 composed of corn silage, soybean meal, corn meal, minerals and… Show more
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