Redberry juniper as a roughage source in lamb feedlot rations: Performance and serum nonesterified fatty acids, urea nitrogen, and insulin-like growth factor-1 concentrations

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1492-1502

  Whitney, T R ^a   Muir, J P ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blood serum; Feedlot; Insulin like growth factor 1; Juniper; Lamb; Secondary metabolite

Indexed keywords

COTTON SEED OIL; FATTY ACID; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; JUNIPERUS; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SHEEP; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BLOOD UREA NITROGEN; COTTONSEED OIL; DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; JUNIPERUS; MALE; SHEEP;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; JUNIPERUS; MICROPUS; OVIS ARIES; POLYPREMUM PROCUMBENS;

EID: 77949763563     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2009-2410     Document Type: Article

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