Effects of supplemental protein source and metabolizable energy intake on nutritional status in pregnant ewes
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An evaluation of the effects of protein-supplemented diet and metabolizable energy (ME) uptake on gestating ewes was conducted to determine the influence of protein source on the nutritional status of the ewes. Changes in body weight, plasma metabolite levels, wool production and condition score of ewes given different supplements were measured. It was shown that soy bean meal and blood meal supplements improved the nutritional status of gravid ewes. This is attributed to the enhancement of microbial growth in the rumen and the increase in available protein for absorption in the small intestine. The 80% and 100% ME levels did not differ on their effect on nutritional status.
Publication Name: Journal of Animal Science
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0021-8812
Year: 1992
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Responses of serum folates of preruminant and ruminant calves to a dietary supplement of folic acid
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Results of a study on preruminant and ruminant calves indicated that daily dietary supplementation with folic acid resulted in high serum folate concentrations. Variable amounts of folic acid were added to the milk for preruminant calves and concentrates for ruminant calves. Folate levels in blood samples were analyzed everyday in the two groups. Statistical analysis of the data indicated that higher amount of folic acid was needed by the ruminant calves to increase the folate serum concentration to the level of the preruminant cattle.
Publication Name: Journal of Animal Science
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0021-8812
Year: 1992
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Effects of beet pulp and oat fiber additions to dog diets on nutrient intake, digestability, metabolizable energy, and digesta mean retention time, part III
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Alkaline hydrogen peroxide-treated oat hulls or oat fiber (OF)was to be determined as nutritionally effective as beet pulp as a fiber source in a meat based dog diet by comparative analysis of a randomized assignation of30 dogs into 5 dietary treatments: control, with 7.5% beet pulp (BP) added, and2.5, 5.0, and 7.5% added OF. Results of wet fecal weight, fecal dry matter pecentage, defecation frequency, and mean retention time yielded data that showed oat fiber to be comparable to beet pulp as fiber source.
Publication Name: Journal of Animal Science
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0021-8812
Year: 1992
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