The route of absorbed nitrogen into milk protein

Animal Science

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 11-22

  Lapierre, H ^a   Berthiaume, R ^a   Raggio, G ^b   Thivierge, M C ^b   Doepel, L ^b,e   Pacheco, D ^a,f   Dubreuil, P ^c   Lobley, G E ^d  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f AGRESEARCH GRASSLANDS   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Dairy cows; Liver; Mammary glands; Small intestine

Indexed keywords

BOS TAURUS;

EID: 13844282092     PISSN: 13577298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/asc41330011     Document Type: Review

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