Administration of encapsulated L-tryptophan improves duodenal starch digestion and increases gastrointestinal hormones secretions in beef cattle

Objective This study investigated the effects of oral administration of rumen-protected L-tryptophan (RPL-T) on duodenal starch digestion and gastrointestinal hormones (GIH) secretions using Hanwoo beef steers as the animal models. Methods Four steers (423±24 kg) fitted with ruminal and duodenal can...

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Main Authors: Sang-Bum Lee, Kyung-Won Lee, Tao Wang, Jae-Sung Lee, U-Suk Jung, Jalil Ghassemi Nejad, Young-Kyoon Oh, Youl-Chang Baek, Kyoung Hoon Kim, Hong-Gu Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Asian-Australasian Association of Animal Production Societies 2020-01-01
Series:Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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Online Access:http://ajas.info/upload/pdf/ajas-19-0498.pdf