Splanchnic nitrogen metabolism by growing beef steers fed diets containing sorghum grain flaked at different densities

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1355-1363

  Alio, A ^a,d   Theurer, C B ^a   Lozano, O ^a,e   Huber, J T ^a   Swingle, R S ^a,f   Delgado Elorduy, A ^a,g   Cuneo, P ^a   DeYoung, D ^b   Webb Jr , K E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ministere Development Rural   (Niger)

^e UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SINALOA   (Mexico)

^f Cactus Feeders   (United States)

^g Gomez Palacio   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Beef steers; Flaking; Nitrogen Metabolism

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CALORIC INTAKE; CATTLE; CEREAL; DIET; DIGESTION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INTESTINE ABSORPTION; MALE; METABOLISM; SPLANCHNIC BLOOD FLOW; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CEREALS; DIET; DIGESTION; ENERGY INTAKE; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MALE; NITROGEN; SPLANCHNIC CIRCULATION;

EID: 0034181751     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7851355x     Document Type: Article

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