Effect of Degradable Intake Protein Level on Finishing Cattle Performance and Ruminal Metabolism

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 242-248

  Shain, D H ^a   Stock, R A ^a   Klopfenstein, T J ^a   Herold, D W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cattle; Metabolism; Performance; Protein Degradation; Rumen; Urea

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; MALE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031611641     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.761242x     Document Type: Article

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