Net protein and metabolizable protein requirements for maintenance and growth of early-weaned Dorper crossbred male lambs

Net protein and metabolizable protein requirements for maintenance and growth of early-weaned Dorper crossbred male lambs

Abstract Background Dorper is an important breed for meat purpose and widely used in the livestock industry of the world. However, the protein requirement of Dorper crossbred has not been investigated. The current paper reports the net protein (NP) and metabolizable protein (MP) requirements of Dorp...

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Main Authors: Tao Ma, Kaidong Deng, Yan Tu, Naifeng Zhang, Bingwen Si, Guishan Xu, Qiyu Diao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology
Subjects:
Growth
Lamb
Maintenance
Metabolizable protein
Net protein
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40104-017-0172-6

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