Reviewing the low efficiency of protein utilization in heavy preruminant calves - A reductionist approach

Reproduction Nutrition Development

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-137

  Van Den Borne, Joost J G C ^a   Verdonk, Johannes M A J ^b   Schrama, Johan W ^a   Gerrits, Walter J J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Department Nutrition and Feed Research ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Calf; Efficiency; Preruminant; Protein metabolism; Veal

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AMMONIA; ARGININE; ASPARTIC ACID; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CATTLE; ENERGY; FERMENTATION; GLUCONEOGENESIS; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MATURITY; MILK; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AMINO ACIDS; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, SUCKLING; BODY WEIGHT; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION;

BOS TAURUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 33646374159     PISSN: 09265287     EISSN: 12979708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/rnd:2006011     Document Type: Article

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