Compartmental modeling with nitrogen-15 to determine effects of degree of fat saturation on intraruminal N recycling

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 2421-2430

  Oldick, B S ^a,c   Firkins, J L ^a   Kohn, R A ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c Kent Feeds Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Cattle; Nitrogen Balance; Protein Synthesis; Rumen Digestion; Unsaturated Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM SULFATE; NITROGEN; UNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CATTLE; FAT INTAKE; METABOLISM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUMINANT STOMACH;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, UNSATURATED; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NITROGEN; NITROGEN ISOTOPES; RUMEN;

EID: 0034264423     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.7892421x     Document Type: Article

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