Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 7 , Pages 3367-3375 , July 2007

Dietary Cation-Anion Difference Effects on Performance and Acid-Base Status of Dairy Cows Postpartum1

  • W. Hu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
    • Current address: Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • M.R. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801
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  • P.D. Constable

      Affiliations

    • Department of Veterinary Clinical Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana 61802
    • Current address: Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Purdue University, 625 Harrison Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907.
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  • E. Block

      Affiliations

    • Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition Group, Church & Dwight Co. Inc., Princeton, NJ 08543

Received 7 August 2006 ,Accepted 20 March 2007.

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PII: S0022-0302(07)71788-5

doi: 10.3168/jds.2006-515

Journal of Dairy Science
Volume 90, Issue 7 , Pages 3367-3375 , July 2007

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