Influence of oscillating dietary crude protein concentration on performance, acid-base balance, and nitrogen excretion of steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 2660-2668

  Cole, N A ^a   Greene, L W ^b   McCollum, F T ^c   Montgomery, T ^d   McBride, K ^b  

^a Agriculture Research Service   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Texas Cooperative Extension Service   (United States)

^d WEST TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid Base Balance; Beef Cattle; Nitrogen; Protein

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

NITROGEN;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FECES; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; URINE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FECES; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 1542757100     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/2003.81112660x     Document Type: Article

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