Effects of Fresh Cassava Tops on Rumen Environment Parameters, Thyroid Gland Hormones and Liver Enzymes of Local Yellow Cattle Fed Urea-treated Fresh Rice Straw

Tropical Animal Health and Production

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 751-762

  Khang, D N ^a   Wiktorsson, H ^b  

^a NONG LAM UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cattle; dry matter intake; fresh cassava tops; liver enzymes; thyroid gland hormones; urea treated fresh rice straw

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BLOOD; CASSAVA; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTOZOON; RICE; RUMINANT STOMACH; THYROID GLAND; VIET NAM;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; BACTERIA; CATTLE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYMES; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIVER; MANIHOT; ORYZA SATIVA; PLANT PROTEINS; PROTOZOA; RUMEN; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONES; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE; VIETNAM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BOS TAURUS; MANIHOT ESCULENTA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 7244227983     PISSN: 00494747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:TROP.0000045957.20511.ee     Document Type: Article

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