Effects of exogenous enzymes on nutrient digestibility, ruminal fermentation and growth performance in beef steers

Livestock Science

Volumn 154, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 69-73

  Salem, A Z M ^a,d   Gado, H M ^b   Colombatto, D ^c   Elghandour, M M Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DEL ESTADO DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b Ain Shams University   (Egypt)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Digestibility; Enzymes; Live weight gain; Purine derivates; Steers

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84877122938     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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