Effects of rumen-protected methionine supplementation and bacterial lipopolysaccharide infusion on nitrogen metabolism and hormonal responses of growing beef steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 681-692

  Waggoner, J W ^a,b   Loest C A ^a   Mathis, C P ^a   Hallford, D M ^a   Petersen, M K ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endotoxin challenge; Methionine; Steer

Indexed keywords

HORMONE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; PLASMA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTION; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PROTEINS; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATTLE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIGESTION; EATING; HORMONES; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MALE; METHIONINE; NITROGEN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RUMEN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 62349090817     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1068     Document Type: Article

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