Nitrogen metabolism and route of excretion in beef feedlot cattle fed barley-based finishing diets varying in protein concentration and rumen degradability

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2310-2320

  Koenig, K M ^a   Beauchemin, K A ^a  

^a LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barley; Excretion; Feedlot cattle; Nitrogen metabolism; Protein

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882699783     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2012-5653     Document Type: Article

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