Steam-processed corn and sorghum grain flaked at different densities alter ruminal, small intestinal, and total tract digestibility of starch by steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 2824-2831

  Theurer, C B ^a   Lozano, O ^a,c   Alio, A ^a,d   Delgado Elorduy, A ^a,e   Sadik, M ^a,f   Huber, J T ^a   Zinn, R A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

^d C BRN   (Niger)

^e PI Lagunero ^*  (Mexico)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUYANA   (Guyana)

Author keywords

Flaking; Maize; Sorghum; Starch digestion; Steers

Indexed keywords

SANDFLY FEVER SICILIAN VIRUS; ZEA MAYS;

STARCH;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CATTLE; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; RUMINANT STOMACH; SILAGE; SMALL INTESTINE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; DIGESTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; RUMEN; SILAGE; STARCH; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0033209797     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/1999.77102824x     Document Type: Article

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