Dose response to eugenol supplementation in growing beef cattle: Ruminal fermentation and intestinal digestion

Animal Feed Science and Technology

Volumn 158, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 57-64

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

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b SHERBROOKE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beef heifers; Digestibility; Eugenol; Rumen fermentation

Indexed keywords

BOS; HORDEUM; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; PROTOZOA;

EID: 77953133973     PISSN: 03778401     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2010.03.019     Document Type: Article

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