The efficiency of conversion of metabolisable protein into milk true protein over a range of metabolisable protein intakes

The aim of this work was to test the robustness of the 0.68 estimate of the efficiency of conversion of metabolisable protein into true milk protein (Agriculture and Food Research Council (AFRC), 1993) for protein-limiting diets and to determine whether a different value is appropriate for practical...

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Main Authors: J.A. Metcalf, R.J. Mansbridge, J.S. Blake, J.D. Oldham, J.R. Newbold
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2008-01-01
Series:Animal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108002140