Malic acid supplementation in growing/finishing feedlot bull calves: Influence of chemical form on blood acid-base balance and productive performance

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 135, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 222-235

  Castillo, C ^a   Benedito, J L ^a   Pereira, V ^a   Vazquez P ^a   Alonso, M López ^a   Mendez J ^b   Hernandez J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b SCL ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Acid base balance; Beef cattle; Malate salt; Malic acid

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BOVIDAE;

EID: 34247558493     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2006.07.010     Document Type: Article

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