Salivary amino acid concentrations in zebus (Bos indicus) and zebu hybrids (Bos indicus × Bos taurus) fed a tannin-rich diet

Belgian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 141, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 93-96

  Yisehak, Kechero ^a   Becker, Anne ^b   Belay, Duguma ^a   Bosch, Guido ^c   Hendriks, Wouter H ^c   Clauss, Marcus ^b,d   Janssens, Geert P J ^b  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Breed; Cattle; Proline rich; Saliva; Tannins

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CATTLE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIET; SALIVA; TANNIN;

BOS; BOS INDICUS; BOS TAURUS;

EID: 84856734753     PISSN: 07776276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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