Dose response to cinnamaldehyde supplementation in growing beef heifers: Ruminal and intestinal digestion

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 680-688

  Yang, W Z ^a   Ametaj, B N ^b   Benchaar, C ^c   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef heifer; Blood metabolite; Cinnamaldehyde; Digestibility; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

ACROLEIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CINNAMALDEHYDE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FOOD ADDITIVE; NITROGEN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DUODENUM; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RUMINANT STOMACH;

ACROLEIN; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATTLE; DIGESTION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUODENUM; EATING; FEMALE; FERMENTATION; FOOD ADDITIVES; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; NITROGEN; STOMACH, RUMINANT;

HORDEUM;

EID: 75949125630     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2008-1652     Document Type: Article

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