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Dr. JOSHUA MIRON December 2012
CURRICULUM VITAE
I. Personal:
Born in Tel-Aviv, Israel 28\2\1953.
1967-1971: High school: Tel-Aviv, Israel.
1971-1974: Military service: “NACHAL”, 3 years.
Marital status: Married + four children + 6 grandchildren.
University Education and Additional Training.
1974-77: B.Sc. in Agriculture (with distinction) at the Faculty of Agriculture, HebrewUniversity.
1981-85: Direct Ph.D. studies in Animal Science, at the H.U.J. Thesis title: "The effect of chemical and combined chemical + enzymatic treatments on the composition of wheat straw cell walls and on their digestibility in the gastrointestinal tract of sheep". Supervisors: Prof. D. Ben-Ghedalia and E. Eyal.
1986-87: Postdoctoral research at Tel-AvivUniversity, with Prof. R. Lamed. Subject: "Physiology of Anaerobic Bacteria". Post-doctoral fellowship from the Eshkol Foundation.
1987-88: Postdoctoral research at Michigan State University, USA, with Prof. M. T. Yokoyama. Subject: "Rumen Microbiology and Molecular Biology". Position supported by the BARD Fellowship Foundation.
1995-96: Sabbatical atthe Dept. of Microbiology, Guelph University, OntarioCanada, with Prof. C.W. Forsberg. Research subject: "Molecular aspects of rumen cellulolytic bacteria".
Positions Held and Academic Status
1978-81: Research Assistant at the Metabolic Unit, Institute of Animal Science, ARO.
1981-85: Ph.D. graduate student at the Metabolic Unit, ARO. Israel.
1985-to date:Scientist at the ARO, Metabolic Unit.
1986: Rank C.
1989:Promoted to Rank B + tenure, equivalent to Assistant Professor.
1994: Promoted to Rank A, equivalent to Associate Professor.
2007: Promoted to Rank A+ equivalent to Full Professor.
1989: Establishing the “Rumen Microbiology Laboratory” in Institute of Animal Science, ARO.
1988-89 and 1992-93: Acting head of the Metabolic Unit, ARO.
1997 -2000; 2001-2002: Chairman of the Scientific Council and member of the Directorate,of the Institute of Animal Science, ARO.
1997 -2000; 2001-2002: Member of the acting Board of the ARO Scientific council.
1998 -1999: Chairman of the ARO Scientific Council andmember of the ARO Directorate.
2000 – 2005: Member of the Israeli Cattle Board and Directorate.
2002- to date: Scientific manager of the dairy cattle research facilities, ARO.
2002- 2011: Member of theARO Scientists Committee.
2007- to date: Head of the Metabolic Unit, ARO
2007 – to date: Member of the Directorate of Research Foundation of The Milk Council .
2011 -to date: Head of “The Deapartment of Ruminants Sciences”, ARO.
2011 -to date: Member of the directorate of “The Institute of Animal Science”, ARO.
Training / Teaching Experience (including guidanceof students)
1990- 2001:Lecturer at the HebrewUniversity, Faculty of Agriculture Dept. of Animal Science (H.U.), of the B.Sc.-M.Sc. annual course (No. 71825): "Digestion of Forage Cell-Walls by Ruminants".
1992-to date: Examiner of M.Sc. and Ph.D. theses at the H.U.
1990-1993: Lectures at the annual course: "Cattle Nutrition" held at "RupinAgriculturalCollege".
1988: Visiting teacher (with Prof. M.T. Yokoyama) of the course: "Rumen Microbiology" at Michigan State University, USA.
1979-81:Instructor, Biochemistry practical course to B.Sc. students at the H.U.
Students guidance:
Leybovitz Haim, M.Sc. Thesis, the H.U. (1991); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.
Kabala, Amos, M.Sc. Thesis, the H.U. (1996); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.
Solomon Ran, Ph.D. Thesis, the H.U. (1998); co-supervisor, guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.
Ezer Moshe, Dr. Veterinary Graduation thesis, the H.U. Faculty of Veterinary (1999), co-supervisor,guidance with D. Ben-Ghedalia.
Jakobovitch Joseph, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U. (2004);Sole supervisor.
Adin Gabriel, Ph.D. Thesis, The H.U., (2010); Major supervisor, guidance with Mabgeesh, S. from the H.U.
Eliyau Dana, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U., (under preparation); Major supervisor, guidance with Mabgeesh, S. from the H.U.
Sheani Yohav, M.Sc. Thesis, The H.U., (under preparation); Major supervisor, guidance with Mizrachi, I.
Editorial Responsibilities
2000: to date:Scientific editor of the annual proceedings of the Israeli Dairy Science Conference.
1996-to date: Reviewer of manuscripts for: J. Dairy Science; Canadian Journal Anim. Sci.; Animal Feed Science and Technology; Biotechnology Progress; Small Ruminant Research; Animal; Animal Science.
2009- to date: Editorial board member of the journal; Animal Feed Science and Technology.
Bublished Articles inReviewed Journals(R.J.)
1a.Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet and J.Miron. 1980.
Effect of ozone and ammonium hydroxide treatments on the composition and in vitro digestibility of cotton straw.
J. Sci. Food Agric. 31: 1337-1342.
2a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1981.
Effect of sodium hydroxide, ozone and sulfur dioxide on the composition and in vitro digestibility of wheat straw.
J. Sci. Food Agric. 32: 224-228.
3a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J.Miron. 1981.
The effect of combined chemical and enzyme treatments on the saccharification and in vitro digestion rate of wheat straw.
Biotechnol. Bioeng. 23: 823-831.
4a. Miron,J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1981.
Effect of chemical treatments on the degradability of cotton straw by rumen microorganisms and by fungal cellulase.
Biotechnol. Bioeng. 23: 2863-2873.
5a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J.Miron and A. Hasdai. 1982.
The effect of protein infused into the duodenum of sheep on the activities of proteolytic enzymes in intestinal digesta and on the absorption of amino acids.
J. Nutr. 112: 818-824.
6a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., G. Shefet, J.Miron and Y. Dror. 1982.
Effect of ozone and sodium hydroxide on some chemical characteristics of cotton straw.
J. Sci. Food Agric. 33: 1213-1218.
7a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1982.
Effect of hydrolyzing and oxidizing agents on the composition and degradation of wheat straw monosaccharides.
Eur. J. Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 15: 83-87.
8a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J.Miron. 1983.
The response of wheat straw varieties to mild sulphur dioxide treatment.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 10: 269-276.
9a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J.Miron. 1984.
The digestibility of wheat straw treated with sulphur dioxide.
J. Agric. Sci., Camb. 102: 517-520.
10a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J. Miron. 1984.
The digestibility of total and cell wall monosaccharides of alfalfa by sheep.
J. Nutr. 114: 880-887.
11a. Ben-Ghedalia, D. and J.Miron. 1987.
Intensive growth of lambs on sulfur dioxide treated straw diets.
Nutr. Rep. Int. 35: 1129-1135.
12a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1987.
Nutritional implications associated with increasing the fermentability of straw by chemical and enzymatic treatments.
J. Dairy Sci. 70: 1864-1875.
13a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1987.
The digestibility of total and cell wall monosaccharides of chemically and chemically + enzymatically treated wheat straw by sheep.
J. Dairy Sci. 70: 1876-1884.
14a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J.Miron, Y. Est, and E. Yosef. 1988.
SO2 treatment for conversion of straw into a concentrate like feed: A growth study with lambs.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 19: 219-229.
15a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J. Miron and Y. Est. 1989.
The effects of starch- and pectin-rich diets on quantitative aspects of digestion in sheep.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 24: 289-298.
16b. Miron, J., M.T. Yokoyama and R. Lamed. 1989.
Bacterial cell surface structures involved in lucerne cell walls degradation by pure cultures of rumen cellulolytic bacteria.
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 32: 218-222.
17b. Miron, J. and M.T. Yokoyama. 1990.
Ozone treated lucerne hay as a model to study lucerne degradation and utilization by rumen bacteria.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 27: 269-280.
18b. Miron, J., D. Ben-Ghedalia, M.T. Yokoyama and R. Lamed. 1990.
Some aspects of cellobiose effect on cell surface structures involved in lucerne cell walls utilization by fresh isolates of rumen bacteria.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 30: 107-120.
19a. Miron, J., R. Solomon, E. Yosef and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1990.
Carbohydrates digestibility and nitrogen metabolism in sheep fed untreated or sulphur dioxide treated wheat straw and poultry litter.
J. Agric. Sci., Camb. 114: 115-121.
20a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J.Miron and E. Yosef. 1991.
Fermentation of alfalfa silages with ozonated cotton stalks added.
J. Agric. Food Chem. 39: 2002-2005.
21a. Miron, J. 1991.
The hydrolysis of lucerne cell-wall monosaccharide components by monocultures or pair combinations of defined ruminal bacteria.
J. Appl. Bacteriol. 70: 245-252.
22a. Solomon, R.**, , E. Yosef, J.Miron, D. Ben-Ghedalia and Y. Dror. 1991.
Absorption of macro and microelements by sheep from barley and barley plus sulphur dioxide treated straw rations. Small Ruminant Res. 6: 55-62.
23a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia, 1992.
The effect of sulphur dioxide application level on the biodegradation of wheat straw carbohydrates by rumen microorganisms and by Trichoderma viride cellulases.
Bioresource Technol. 41: 139-144.
24a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1992.
The degradation and utilization of wheat straw cell wall monosaccharide components by defined ruminal cellulolytic bacteria.
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 38: 432-437.
25a. Solomon, R.**, J.Miron, A. Rubinstein and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1992.
Ozone-treated cotton stalks as a component of a ration for growing lambs.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 37: 185-192.
26a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef and J.Miron. 1993.
Pectin fermentation and utilization by natural microflora during ryegrass ensilage.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 41: 113-119.
27a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J.Miron and R. Solomon. 1993.
The degradation and utilization of structural polysaccharides of sorghum straw by defined ruminal bacteria. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 42: 283-295.
28a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993.
Untreated and delignified cotton stalks as model substrates for degradation and utilization of cell wall monosaccharide components by defined ruminal cellulolytic bacteria.
Bioresource Technol. 43: 241-247.
29a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993.
Digestion of structural polysaccharides of panicum and vetch hays by the rumen bacterial strains Fibrobacter succinogenes BL2 and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens D1. .
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 39: 756-759.
30a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1993.
Digestion of cell wall monosaccharides of ryegrass and alfalfa hays by the rumen bacteria Fibrobacter succinogenes and Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens.
Can. J. Microbiol. 39: 780-786.
31c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J.Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczykand, O. Milstein. 1994.
Characterization of lignins in straw, rumen liquor and feces of sheep fed untreated and SO2-treated wheat straw.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 47: 89-98.
32c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., E. Yosef, J.Miron, A.Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk and O. Milstein. 1994.
Size exclusion chromatography of cotton stalks lignins isolated from rumen digesta and feces of sheep. J. Agric. Food Chem. 42:1160-1163.
33a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1994.
Monosaccharide digestibility by dairy cows fed diets high in concentrated and containing alfalfa silages. J. Dairy Sci., 77: 3624-3630.
34b. Miron, J., S.H. Duncan and C.S. Stewart. 1994.
Interactions between rumen bacterial strains during the degradation and utilization of the monosaccharides of barley straw cell walls.
J. Appl. Bacteriol. 76:282-287.
35c. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J.Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk, O. Milstein, H.D. Ludemann and R. Frund. 1994.
Characterization of some cell wall components of untreated and SO2-treated wheat straw.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 46: 331-342.
36c. Yosef, E., D. Ben-Ghedalia, J.Miron, A. Huttermann, A. Majcherczyk, O. Milstein, H.D. Ludemann and R. Frund. 1994.
Characterization of some cell wall components of untreated and ozone-treated cotton stalks.
J. Agric. Food Chem. 42: 86-90.
37c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Halevi and J.Miron. 1995.
Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing wheat or ryegrass silages.
J. Dairy Sci., 78: 134-140.
38a. Miron, J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995.
Ozonated cotton stalks as a silage additive: digestion of total and cell wall monosaccharide components of lucerne based dairy cows rations.
Anim. Feed Sci.Technol. 51: 91-102.
39a.Miron, J., A. Kabala and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1995.
The use of chemically treated cotton gin trash as a silage additive; A growth study with lambs.
Small Ruminants Res. 18: 19-25.
40c. Solomon, R., J.Miron, D. Ben-Ghedalia and Z. Zomberg. 1995.
Performance of high producing dairy cows offered drinking water of high and low salinity in the Arava desert.
J. Dairy Sci., 78: 620-624.
41a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala and J. Miron. 1995.
Composition and in vitro digestibility of carbohydrates of wheat plants harvested at bloom and soft-dough stages.
J. Sci. Food Agric., 68: 111-116.
42a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., A. Kabala, J.Miron and E. Yosef. 1996.
Silage fermentation and in vitro degradation of monosaccharide constituents of wheat harvested at two stages of maturity.
J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2428-2431.
43a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., J.Miron and E. Yosef. 1996.
Apparent digestibility of minerals by lactating cows from a total mixed ration supplemented with poultry litter.
J. Dairy Sci., 79: 454-458.
44b. Miron J., R. Solomon, I. Bruckental and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1996.
Effect of changing the proportion, wheat:sorghum in dairy cow rations on carbohydrate digestibility and NAN flow to the intestine.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 57: 75-86.
45a. Miron J., R. Solomon and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1997.
Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide components in diets containing either ground sorghum or sorghum grain treated with sodium hydroxide.
J. Dairy Sci., 80: 144-151.
46a. Miron J. and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1997.
Digestibility by sheep of direct cut alfalfa silage made with ozonated stalks.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 67: 311-317.
47b. Miron J.,E. Morag, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 1998.
An adhesion defective mutant of Ruminococcus albus SY3 is impaired in its capability to degrade cellulose.
J. Appl. Microbiol., 84: 249-254.
48b. Miron J. and C.I. Forsberg. 1998.
Features of Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7 mutant which is impaired with its ability to adhere to cellulose.
Anaerobe, 4: 35-43.
49b. Miron J. and C.I. Forsberg. 1999.
Characterization of cellulose binding proteins which are involved in adhesion mechanism of Fibrobacter intestinalis DR7.
Appl. Microbiol. Biotechnol. 51: 491-497.
50a. Miron J., Yosef, E. and Ben-Ghedalia, D. 2001.
Composition and in-vitro digestibility of monosaccharide constituents of selected by-product feeds.J. Agric. Food Chem. 49: 2322-2326.
51c. Ben-Ghedalia, D., R. Solomon, J. Miron, E. Yosef, Z. Zomberg, E. Zukerman, A. Greenberg, and T. Kipnis. 2001.
Effect of water salinity on the composition and in vitro digestibility of winter-annual ryegrass grown in the Arava desert.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 91: 139-147.
52a. Ben-Ghedalia, D., and J. Miron. 2001.
Digestion by sheep of monosaccharide constituents of direct cut alfalfa silage made with SO2-treated wheat straw.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 92: 175-183.
53b.Miron J., J. Jacobovitch, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed, M. Morrison and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2001.
Subcellular distribution of glycanases and related components in Ruminococcus albus SY3 and their role in cell adhesion to cellulose.
J. Appl. Microbiol., 91: 677-685.
54b.Miron J., E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, L.E. Chase, D.E. Bauman, and R. Solomon. 2002.
Digestibility by dairy cows of monosaccharide constituents in TMR containing citrus pulp.
J. Dairy Sci., 85: 89-94.
55b.Miron J., E. Yosef, E. Maltz,and I. Halachmi. 2003.
Soybean hulls as a replacement of forage NDF in TMR of lactating cows.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol.,106:21-28.
56d.Devillard, E., D.E. Goodheart, S. K. Karnati, E.A. Bayer, R. Lamed, J. Miron, K.E. Nelson, and M. Morrison.2004.
Ruminococcus albus 8 mutants defective in cellulose degradation are deficient in two processive endocellulases, Cel48A and Cel9B, both of which possess a novel modular architecture.
Journal of Bacteriology, 186: 136-145
57b.MironJ., E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, I. Halachmi, E. Maltz, and D. Ben-Ghedalia.2004.
Feeding behavior and milking performance of dairy cows fed pelleted nonroughage fiber byproducts.
J. Dairy Sci.,87: 1372-1379.
58b.Halachmi, I., E. Maltz, N. Livshin, A. Antler, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J.Miron, 2004.
Effects of replacing roughage with soy hulls on feeding behavior and milk production of dairy cows under hot weather conditions.
J. Dairy Sci., 87:2230-2238.
59b.MironJ., M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, D. Ben-Ghedalia,I. Halachmi, E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, N. Livshin, A. Antler and E. Maltz, 2004.
Lactation performance and feeding behavior of dairy cows supplemented via automatic feeders with soy hulls or barley based pellets.J. Dairy Sci., 87: 3808-3815
60a. Zenou, A. and J. Miron. 2005.
Milking performance of dairy ewes fed pellets containing soy hulls as starchy grain substitute.
Small Ruminant Research. 57: 187-192.
61b.Carmi, A., N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2005.
Field performance and nutritive value of a new forage sorghum variety "Pnina", recently developed in Israel. J. Sci. Food Agric.,85: 2567-2573.
62b.MironJ., E. Zuckerman, Sadeh D., G. Adin, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia, A. Carmi, T. Kipnis and R. Solomon. 2005. Yield, composition and in vitro digestibility of new forage sorghum varieties and their ensilage characteristics.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol., 120: 17-32.
63c. Solomon R., G. Adin, S.J. Mabjeesh, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J.
Miron. 2005. Digestibility in lactating cows of diets containing whole Pima treated with sodium hydroxide versus akala or pima cottonseed. J. Dairy Sci., 88: 1745-1751.
64c. HalachmiI., S. Ofir and J. Miron. 2005.Comparing two concentrate allowances in an automatic milking system. Animal Science, 80: 339-343.
65b. MironJ., R. Solomon,G. Adin, U. Nir, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Carmi, Z.G. Weinberg, T. Kipnis,E. Zuckerman and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2006. Effects of harvest stageand re-growth on yield, composition,ensilage and in vitro digestibilityof new forage sorghum varieties. J. Sci. Food Agric.,86:140-147.
66b.Carmi, A., Y. Aharoni, M. Edelstein, N. Umiel, A. Hagiladi, E. Yosef, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, and J. Miron. 2006. Effects of irrigation and plant density on yield, composition and in vitro digestibility of a new forage sorghum variety Tal at two maturity stages. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol.131: 120-132.
67b. Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. Maltz and J. Miron. 2006.
Feeding of pellets rich in digestible neutral detergent fiber to lactating cows in an automatic milking system.J. Dairy Sci.,89: 3241-3249.
68b MironJ., E. Zuckerman, G. Adin, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, Z.G. Weinberg, and R. Solomon. 2007.Field yield, ensiling losses and digestibility by sheep of silages from two forage sorghum varieties.Anim. Feed Sci. Technol.136: 203-215.
69b MironJ., E. Zuckerman, G. Adin, R. Solomon,E. Shoshani, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, Z.G. Weinberg, Y. Chen, I. Halachmi,and D. Ben-Ghedalia. 2007.
Comparison of two forage sorghum varieties with corn and the effect of feeding their silages on eating behavior and lactation performance of dairy cows.
Anim. Feed Sci. Technol. 139: 23-39.
70c Weinberg, Z.G., O. Shatz, Y. Chen, E. Yosef, M.Nikbahat, D. Ben-Ghedalia and J. Miron. 2007. Effects of lactic acid bacteria inoculants on in vitrodigestibility of wheat and corn silages. J. Dairy Sci.,90: 4754-4762.
71a MironJ., G. Adin, R. Solomon,A. Zenou, A. Brosh and S.Y. Mabjeesh, 2008.Heat production and retained energy in lactating cows held under hot summer conditions with evaporative cooling and fed two rations differing in roughage content and in vitro digestibility
ANIMAL , 2/6: 843-848.
72a Adin, G., Solomon, R., Shoshani, E., Flamenbaum, I., Nikbachat, M., Yosef, E, Zenou, A.,
Halachmi, I., Shamay, A., Brosh, A., Mabjeesh, S.J. and Miron, J., 2008. Heat production, eating behavior and milk yield of lactating cows fed two rations differing in roughage content and digestibility under heat load conditions. Livestock Science,119 (1-3): 145-153.
73b Halachmi, I., E. Shoshani, R. Solomon, E. Maltz and J. Miron. 2009. Feeding soy hulls to high-yielding dairy cows increased milk production, but not milking frequency in an automatic milking system (AMS). J. Dairy Sci.,92: 2317-2325.
74a Yosef, E, Carmi, ANikbachat, M., Zenou, A., Umiel, N.,and Miron, J., 2009.
Characteristics of tall versus short-type varieties of foragesorghum grown under two irrigation levels, for summerand subsequent fall harvests, and digestibility by sheep oftheir silages. Anim. Feed Sci. Technol.152: 1-11.
75a Adin G., A. Gelman, R. Solomon, I. Flamenbaum, M. Nikbachat, E. Yosef, A. Zenou, A. Shamay, Y. Fourermann, S. J. Mabjeesh and J. Miron. 2009. Effects of cooling dry cows under heat load conditions on physiological parameters, intake and milk production after parturition. Livestock Sci.124: 189-195.
76a Adin, G.,R. Solomon, M. Nikbachat, A. Zenou, E. Yosef, A. Brosh, A. Shabtay, S. J.Mabjeesh, I. Halachmi, and J. Miron. 2009. Effect of feeding cows in early lactation with diets differing in roughage-neutral detergent fiber content on intake behavior, rumination, and milk production. J. Dairy Sci. 92: 3364-3373.