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

Livestock Science

Volumn 121, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 15-20

  Wang, C ^a   Liu, Q ^a   Huo, W J ^a   Yang, W Z ^a,b   Dong, K H ^a   Huang, Y X ^a   Guo, G ^a  

^a SHANXI AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Digestibility; Glycerol; Purine derivatives; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 60049090845     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2008.05.010     Document Type: Article

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