Practical parameters for assessing starch digestion and feeding value of steam-flaked corn in finishing diets for feedlot cattle
ABSTRACTSix Holstein steers (153 kg ± 11) with cannulas in the rumen and proximal duodenum were used in a 6 × 6 Latin square design experiment to compare flake density (FD, kg/L), flake thickness (FT, mm), amyloglucosidase reactivity (AGR, % DM) and faecal starch (FS, % DM) as predictors of ruminal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2023-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Applied Animal Research |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/09712119.2022.2149537 |