Effect of Direct-Fed Fibrolytic Enzymes on the Digestive Characteristics of a Forage-Based Diet Fed to Beef Steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 74, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3020-3028

  Lewis, G E ^a   Hunt, C W ^a   Sanchez, W K ^a   Treacher, R ^b   Pritchard, G T ^a   Feng, P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b Finnfeeds International Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c DuPont Agricultural Products   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef Cattle; Digestion; Enzymes; Fiber

Indexed keywords

CELLULASE; XYLAN 1,4 BETA XYLOSIDASE; XYLAN ENDO 1,3 BETA XYLOSIDASE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIET; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; TIME;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLULASE; DIET; DIGESTION; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MALE; POACEAE; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; TIME FACTORS; XYLAN ENDO-1,3-BETA-XYLOSIDASE; XYLOSIDASES;

EID: 0030331070     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1996.74123020x     Document Type: Article

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