Monensin Effects on Digestion of Corn or Barley High-Concentrate Diets

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1945-1954

  Surber, L M M ^a   Bowman, J G P ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Barley; Kinetics; Maize; Microbial Activities; Monensin; Starch Digestion

Indexed keywords

IONOPHORE; MONENSIN; STARCH;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BARLEY; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MAIZE; MALE; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ABOMASUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HORDEUM; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IONOPHORES; MALE; MONENSIN; RUMEN; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032112093     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.7671945x     Document Type: Article

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