Dietary copper effects on lipid metabolism and circulating catecholamine concentrations in finishing steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 2737-2744

  Engle, T E ^a,b   Spears, J W ^a   Xi, L ^a   Edens, F W ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Catecholamine; Cattle; Cholesterol; Copper; Fatty Acids

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

CATECHOLAMINE; COPPER; FATTY ACID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; CATECHOLAMINES; CATTLE; COPPER; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; LIPID METABOLISM; LIVER; MALE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0034292936     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2000.78102737x     Document Type: Article

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