Concentration of pro-vitamin A carotenoids in common beef cattle feedstuffs

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1553-1561

  Pickworth, C L ^a   Loerch, S C ^a   Kopec, R E ^a   Schwartz, S J ^a   Fluharty, F L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carotenoid; Cattle; Vitamin A

Indexed keywords

CAROTENOID; RETINOL;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DIET; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; CAROTENOIDS; CATTLE; DIET; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; VITAMIN A;

EID: 84860893940     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4217     Document Type: Article

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