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2002; Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station contribution; no. 02-318-S; Report of progress (Kansas State University. Agricultural Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service); 890; Beef; Glycine; Methionine; Growth
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Effect Of Glycine Supplementation On Sulfur Amino Acid Use In Growing Cattle, B.D. Lambert, C.A. Löest, Evan C. Titgemeyer
Effect Of Glycine Supplementation On Sulfur Amino Acid Use In Growing Cattle, B.D. Lambert, C.A. Löest, Evan C. Titgemeyer
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Previous research has suggested the possibility that the supply of glycine, a nonessential amino acid, might affect how efficiently cattle use methionine. This study was conducted to determine the role of glycine on methionine utilization in growing steers as well as how glycine might impact utilization of cysteine, an amino acid produced in the body from methionine. In Exp. 1, treatments were abomasal infusion of 2 or 5 g/day L-methionine and 0 or 50 g/day glycine in a factorial arrangement. Efficiency of methionine use was 27% in the absence of supplemental glycine, but 66% in its presence. Glycine supplementation by …