Effects of malic acid on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives and feed digestibility in steers
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of malic acid (MA) supplementation on rumen fermentation, urinary excretion of purine derivatives (PDs) and whole gastro-intestinal tract feed digestibility in steers. Eight ruminally cannulated Simmental steers (465 ± 13 kg) were used in a rep...
Main Authors: | Q. Liu, C. Wang, W.Z. Yang, Q. Dong, K.H. Dong, Y.X. Huang, X.M. Yang, D.C. He |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2009-01-01
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Series: | Animal |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751731108003364 |
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