Nitrogen balance and myofibrillar protein turnover in double muscled Belgian Blue bulls in relation to compensatory growth after different periods of restricted feeding

Canadian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 549-559

  Van Eenaeme, C ^a   Evrard, M ^a   Hornick, J L ^a   Baldwin, P ^a   Diez, M ^a   Istasse, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgian Blue bulls; Compensatory growth; Muscle; Muscle protein breakdown; Nitrogen balance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346545870     PISSN: 00083984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4141/a97-065     Document Type: Article

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