Effects of isobutyrate on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and digestibility in steers

Archives of Animal Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 377-388

  Liu, Qiang ^a   Wang, Cong ^a   Huang, Yingxiang ^a   Dong, Kuanhu ^a   Yang, Wenzhu ^a,b   Wang, Hao ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Derivatives; Digestibility; Isobutyric acid; Purines; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ISOBUTYRIC ACID; PURINE; PURINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FERMENTATION; MALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH; URINE;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; BUTYRIC ACIDS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FERMENTATION; MALE; PURINES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

BOS; GLYCINE MAX; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 50949085593     PISSN: 1745039X     EISSN: 14772817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17450390802327761     Document Type: Article

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