Free Amino Acid Supplementation to Steers: Effects on Ruminal Fermentation and Performance

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 1167-1178

  Campbell, C G ^b   Titgemeyer, E C ^b   Cochran, R C ^b   Nagaraja, T G ^b   Brandt Jr , R T ^a,b  

^a Kansas State University ^*  (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Cattle; Degradation; Fermentation; Performance

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; SORGHUM BICOLOR; ZEA MAYS;

AMINO ACID; IONOPHORE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CEREAL; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH; STANDARD;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; DIGESTION; FERMENTATION; FOOD, FORTIFIED; IONOPHORES; LYSINE; MALE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; RUMEN; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; UREA;

EID: 0031112188     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1997.7541167x     Document Type: Article

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