Effects of supplemental ruminally degradable protein versus increasing amounts of supplemental ruminally undegradable protein on site and extent of digestion and ruminal characteristics in lambs fed low-quality forage

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 85, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3322-3330

  Atkinson, R L ^a,b   Toone, C D ^a   Ludden, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Growing lamb; Low quality forage; Nitrogen digestion; Ruminally undegradable protein

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; NEWBORN; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SHEEP; STANDARD;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN; SHEEP;

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

EID: 37049035561     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2006-417     Document Type: Article

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