Protein Degradation in Response to Spontaneous Heating in Alfalfa Hay by in Situ and Ficin Methods

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 700-713

  Coblentz, W K ^a   Fritz, J O ^a   Cochran, R C ^a   Rooney, W L ^a,b   Bolsen, K K ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alfalfa hay bales; Ficin; In situ; Protein degradation

Indexed keywords

MEDICAGO SATIVA;

FICIN; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ALFALFA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; HEAT; MALE; METABOLISM; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; FICAIN; HEAT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MEDICAGO SATIVA; NITROGEN; PEPTIDE HYDROLASES; PLANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0031113590     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(97)75989-7     Document Type: Article

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