Efficiency of D- vs L-Methionine Utilization by Growing Steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2482-2487

  Campbell, C G ^a   Titgemeyer, E C ^a   St Jean, G ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Isomers; Methionine; Nitrogen Retention; Steers

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; AMINO ACID; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SMALL INTESTINE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STEREOISOMERISM;

ACETATES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; BUTYRIC ACID; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CATTLE; INTESTINE, SMALL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PROPIONIC ACIDS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 0030256697     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74102482x     Document Type: Article

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