Protein utilization during energy undernutrition in sheep sustained by intragastric infusion: Effects of protein infusion level, with or without sub-maintenance amounts of energy from volatile fatty acids, on energy and protein metabolism

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 565-576

  Chowdhury, S A ^a,c   Orskov E R ^a   Hovell, F D DeB ^a   Scaife, J R ^b   Mollison, G ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c BANGLADESH LIVESTOCK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Energy undernutrition; Fat mobilization; Intragastric infusion; Protein utilization

Indexed keywords

CASEIN; NITROGEN; PROTEIN; VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CALORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY METABOLISM; INFUSION; LIPID METABOLISM; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NITROGEN BALANCE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN INTAKE; PROTEIN METABOLISM; SHEEP;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CASEINS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITION DISORDERS; SHEEP; UREA;

ANIMALIA; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0030911187     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN19970057     Document Type: Article

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