Effects of supplemental ruminally degradable protein versus increasing amounts of supplemental ruminally undegradable protein on nitrogen retention, apparent digestibility, and nutrient flux across visceral tissues in lambs fed low-quality forage

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3331-3339

  Atkinson, R L ^a,c   Toone, C D ^a   Robinson, T J ^b   Harmon, D L ^b   Ludden, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growing lamb; Nitrogen retention; Nutrient flux; Ruminally undegradable protein

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDWELLING CATHETER; LIVER; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; SHEEP; VISCERA;

AMMONIA; ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; LIVER; MALE; NITROGEN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SHEEP; VISCERA;

AGROPYRON CRISTATUM; GLYCINE MAX; OVIS ARIES; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 37049027092     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-418     Document Type: Article

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