Board-invited review: Opportunities and challenges in using exogenous enzymes to improve ruminant production

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 427-442

  Meale, S J ^a,b   Beauchemin, K A ^b   Hristov, A N ^c   Chaves, A V ^a   McAllister, T A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LETHBRIDGE RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrases; Cattle; Exogenous enzymes; Plant cell wall; Rumen

Indexed keywords

ENZYME;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; BOVIDS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMAL NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; ANIMALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENZYMES; RUMINANTS;

EID: 84893700583     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2013-6869     Document Type: Article

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