Splanchnic Tissue Energy Use in Ruminants That Consume Forage-Based Diets Ad Libitum

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 76, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2737-2746

  Goetsch, A L ^a,b  

^a DALE BUMPERS SMALL FARMS RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b LANGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Digestive Tract; Energy; Feed Intake; Liver

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVIDS; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; LIVER; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; POACEAE; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; STANDARD;

ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACIDS, VOLATILE; LIVER; POACEAE; RUMINANTS; SHEEP; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 0032177959     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1998.76102737x     Document Type: Article

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