Response of nitrogen metabolism in preparturient dairy cows to methionine supplementation

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 742-749

  Bach, A ^a   Huntington, G B ^b   Stern, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Amino Acids; Blood Plasma; Cattle; Metabolism; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

METHIONINE; NITROGEN; UREA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; LABOR; LIVER; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RUMINANT STOMACH; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LIVER; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PREGNANCY; RUMEN; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION; UREA;

EID: 0034154436     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.783742x     Document Type: Article

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