Influence of different levels of concentrate and ruminally undegraded protein on digestive variables in beef heifers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1058-1067

  Pina, D S ^a,b   Valadares Filho, S C ^b   Tedeschi, L O ^a   Barbosa, A M ^b   Valadares, R F D ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF VIÇOSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Energy; Microbial synthesis; Nellore; Protein

Indexed keywords

CHROMIC OXIDE; CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; NITROGEN; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN INTAKE; RUMINANT STOMACH; STOMACH JUICE; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ABOMASUM; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; CATTLE; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; DIET; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIGESTION; EATING; FECES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL CONTENTS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NITROGEN; RUMEN; TITANIUM;

ANIMALIA; BOS;

EID: 62149113652     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1069     Document Type: Article

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