Effect of dietary supplemental vitamin A concentration on performance, carcass merit, serum metabolites, and lipogenic enzyme activity in yearling beef steers

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1463-1478

  Bryant, T C ^a,c   Wagner, J J ^a   Tatum, J D ^a   Galyean, M L ^a   Anthony, R V ^b   Engle, T E ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding   (United States)

Author keywords

Beef cattle; Carcass quality; Lipogenesis; Marbling; Vitamin a

Indexed keywords

ACETYL COENZYME A CARBOXYLASE; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; FATTY ACID SYNTHASE; RETINOL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; STANDARD;

ACETYL-COA CARBOXYLASE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENERGY METABOLISM; FATTY ACID SYNTHETASE COMPLEX; LIVER; MALE; MEAT; VITAMIN A;

BOS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77949693629     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2313     Document Type: Article

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