The marginal efficiency of utilization of all ileal digestible indispensable amino acids for protein gain is lower than 30% in preruminant calves between 80 and 240 kg live weight.

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19 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1774-1785
JournalThe Journal of Nutrition
Volume128
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 1998

Keywords

  • Amino acid composition
  • Amino acid utilization
  • Body protein
  • Preruminant calves
  • Protein metabolism

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