. eight holstein cows in early lactating stage were used in a 4×4 change-over design within 4 periods of 21-d to determine the effects of alfalfa hay particle size and soybean oil supplementation on intake, digestibility, ruminal and blood metabolites, chewing activity, milk yield and compositions. four total mixed rations containing 20, 20 and 60% corn silage, alfalfa hay and concentrate respe...

brassinosteroids are phytohormones possessing a wide spectrum of antistress activity. to seewhether this hormone is able to ameliorate the effects of water stress, the effects of 24-epibrassinolise onplant growth, accumulation of osmolytes (proline, sugars and ions), lipid peroxidation and electrolyte leakagewere investigated in colza (brassica napus l. cv. fusia) plants which were under water ...