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Effects Of Supplementary Amino Acids In An All-Corn Diet On The Growth And Metabolic Performance Of Young Rats And Pigs, Dale Alan Grosbach
Effects Of Supplementary Amino Acids In An All-Corn Diet On The Growth And Metabolic Performance Of Young Rats And Pigs, Dale Alan Grosbach
Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)
While there is presently an agreement on the status of lysine and tryptophan being closely first and second, or co-limiting, little beyond this is known. Which amino acids are the next limiting, and if they would give an important performance boost is unknown.
The stage of the pig’s growth at which these factors are examined may also be important. Much of the work has been done with larger growing or finishing of pigs. It may be more advantageous to work with pigs that weigh from 10 to 35 kg compared to the 40 to 110 kg animal. It is at …
Sodium Bentonite In Ruminant Rations, Daniel P. Colling
Sodium Bentonite In Ruminant Rations, Daniel P. Colling
Open Access Master's Theses (through 2010)
Sodium bentonite, an expanding clay, is being used in many different ways in industry today.The livestock and feed industry, for example, use it in many different ways.It is used as a pellet binder to maintain a fat test in dairy animals, as a digestive aid in the poultry industry and as a “buffering agent” in feedlot rations.
A two-pronged investigation was undertaken to determine the effect sodium bentonite could have on the ruminant feeding industry.One part of the investigation sought to determine if bentonite could partially or entirely alleviate subclinical lactic acidosis with problem rations.The other part of the investigation …