Fat and protein metabolism in growing steers fed either grass silage or dried grass

British Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 27-39

  Greathead, Henry M R ^a,c   Dawson, J M ^a   Craigon, J ^a   Sessions, V A ^a   Scollan, N D ^b   Buttery, P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carcass composition; Dried grass; Fat metabolism; Grass silage; Metabolisable energy; Ruminants

Indexed keywords

FAT; GLYCEROL; LEUCINE; PALMITIC ACID; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AMINO ACID METABOLISM; ANIMAL FOOD; ANUS; ARTICLE; BEEF CATTLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CALORIC INTAKE; CARCASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOGENESIS; LOLIUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; OMENTUM; OXIDATION; PERENNIAL RYEGRASS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; SILAGE; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE;

ACETATES; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY FATS; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; GLYCEROL; INSULIN; LEUCINE; LIPOGENESIS; MALE; PALMITATES; POACEAE; SILAGE;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; LOLIUM; LOLIUM PERENNE;

EID: 32844455123     PISSN: 00071145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1079/BJN20051568     Document Type: Article

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