Invited review: Current representation and future trends of predicting amino acid utilization in the lactating dairy cow

Journal of Dairy Science

Volumn 97, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4000-4017

  Arriola Apelo, S I ^a   Knapp, J R ^b   Hanigan, M D ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fox Hollow Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential amino acid requirement; Mammary gland; Nitrogen utilization; Splanchnic tissue

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; MILK PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BIOSYNTHESIS; BOVINE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRENDS; UDDER;

AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; ANIMALS; CATTLE; DAIRYING; FEMALE; LACTATION; MAMMARY GLANDS, ANIMAL; MILK PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84902652088     PISSN: 00220302     EISSN: 15253198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7392     Document Type: Review

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