Acta Vet. Brno 2018, 87: 119-126

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201887020119

The dynamic of the ruminal content pH change and its relationship to milk composition

Ondrej Hanušovský, Daniel Bíro, Milan Šimko, Branislav Gálik, Miroslav Juráček, Michal Rolinec, Ľuba Balušíková

Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Department of Animal Nutrition, Nitra, Slovak Republic

Received March 14, 2017
Accepted May 15, 2018

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