Pancreatic mass, cellularity, and α-amylase and trypsin activity in feedlot steers fed diets differing in crude protein concentration

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 86, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 909-915

  Swanson, K C ^a   Kelly, N ^a   Salim, H ^a   Wang, Y J ^a   Holligan, S ^a   Fan, M Z ^a   McBride, B W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amylase; Beef cattle; Dietary protein; Pancreas; Trypsin

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; DNA; RNA; TRYPSIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CYTOLOGY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; HISTOLOGY; MALE; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; SOYBEAN;

ALPHA-AMYLASE; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIETARY PROTEINS; DNA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; MALE; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RNA; RUMEN; SOYBEANS; TRYPSIN;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 42149113007     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2007-0514     Document Type: Article

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